Massoia's lutrine opossum

Massoia's lutrine opossum (Lutreolina massoia) wani nau'in opossum ne na asalin Kudancin Amurka.

 Tarihin lissafi 
A baya an yi la'akari da yawan jama'a na babban lutrine opossum (L. crassicaudata), amma binciken 2014 ya tabbatar da cewa jinsin daban ne kuma ya bayyana shi kamar haka. Yana yiwuwa cewa sauye-sauyen yanayi a baya ya haifar da fadada ciyayi a cikin Dry Chaco, yana ba da damar kakannin Lutreolina su haye shi, tare da ƙarancin Chaco daga baya wanda ke ware jinsunan biyu kuma yana haifar da bambancin su.

An sanya wa wannan nau'in suna ne bayan masanin ilimin dabbobi na Argentina Elio Massoia, wanda ya ba da gudummawa sosai ga ilimin bambancin dabbobi masu shayarwa na Kudancin Amurka, kuma yana daga cikin masu bincike na farko da suka lura da bambancin mutanen Lutreolina na Yungas.

 Rarraba 
Ya fito ne daga kudancin tsakiyar Bolivia zuwa arewacin Argentina, inda aka ƙuntata shi zuwa yankin Yungas a gabashin Andes. Yana da mazaunin daban-daban daga L. crassicaudata, ana samun sa da farko a cikin tsaunuka masu laushi. Da alama yana amfani da yankuna masu cike da ƙasa da yanayin ruwa.Martínez-Lanfranco, Juan A.; Flores, David; Jayat, J. Pablo; D'Elía, Guillermo (2014-04-15). 

 Bayyanawa 
L. massoia ya fi karami a girman fiye da L. crassicaudata, kuma ya bambanta da girman da siffar kwanyar, da kuma hakora.

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