Fig. 29 in The Mammals Of Paracou, French Guiana: A Neotropical Lowland Rainforest Fauna Part 2. Nonvolant Species

Fig. 29. Distribution of body pelage on tails of Monodelphis brevicaudata (A, AMNH 93972) and M. palliolata (B, AMNH 69942). In brevicaudata, body fur extends onto the caudal dorsum for onethird or more of the length of the tail, but the caudal ventrum is only furred at the base. In palliolata and other taxa formerly synonymized with brevicaudata, the base of the tail is furred to about the same extent above and below. Both views about Χ1.2.