Table 5 in Composition And Characteristics Of A Diverse Didelphid Community (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia) In Sub-Tropical South America

Table 5. Standard measurements of all species for which specimens are available. For each species, measurements are given separately for each age class and sex for which data are available. Where more than one specimen is included, the mean, minimum and maximum values are listed. External measurements are given in mm, mass in gm.
GenusSpeciesAge1Sex2N3Total LengthTail LengthHind Foot LengthEar LengthMassCaluromyslanatus311,150630028250Cryptonanuschacoensis211,117296131511Cryptonanuschacoensis311,2194109141719.5 (12-27)DidelphisalbiventrisU12,2595.0 (570-620)277.0 (276-278)47.0 (42-52)50.0 (48-52)640.0 (460-820)DidelphisauritaU11,15302554237836DidelphisauritaU21,27313495954597.5 (195-1000)Gracilinanusagilis120,125Gracilinanusagilis211,13225125161613.5 (7-29)Gracilinanusagilis228,26199.8 (174-222)112.4 (100-122)14.5 (13-16)15.5 (13-18)16.6 (9-28)Gracilinanusagilis3113,29229.5 (217-261)130.4 (115-150)15.6 (14-17)18.5 (16-21)24.8 (17-37)Gracilinanusagilis3213,23216.7 (182-244)121.6 (108-134)15.1 (13-17)18.0 (14-20)20.9 (14-31)Lutreolinacrassicaudata321,15222574025309Marmosaparaguayana220,136Marmosaparaguayana311,23502142726112.5 (78-147)Marmosaparaguayana323,3333.3 (314-361)192.0 (185-200)24.7 (23-27)3449.0 (38-63)Metachirusnudicaudatus311,15353134411225Monodelphisdimidiata312,2228.0 (227-229)81.5 (76-87)20.0 (20-20)82.0 (76-88)Monodelphisdomestica111,1126431217Monodelphisdomestica210,618.2 (17-19)Monodelphisdomestica223,5173.0 (168-180)61.0 (58-65)14.7 (14-15)20.9 (19-23)28.4 (17-29)Monodelphisdomestica3111,11210.5 (167-245)72.4 (61-80)19.1 (15-22)20.9 (19-23)57.3 (36-90)Monodelphisdomestica3212,12212.4 (173-234)73.0 (60-90)18.6 (16-21)10.0 (10-10)55.8 (30-107)Monodelphiskunsi322,2118.0 (117-119)39.0 (39-39)11.5 (11-12)14.0 (14-14)8.8 (8.5-9)
1 Age: 1 = juvenile, 2 = subadult, 3 = adult, U = unknown
2 Sex: 1 = male, 2 = female
3 N: number of specimens for external measurements, mass