hairy-tailed bolo mouse

About the hairy-tailed bolo mouse

The hairy-tailed bolo mouse or hairy-tailed akodont (Necromys lasiurus) is a South American rodent species of the family Cricetidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The hairy-tailed bolo mouse grows to a head-and-body length between 118 and 138 mm (4.6 and 5.4 in), with a tail length of 66 to 96 mm (2.6 to 3.8 in). The ears are small and rounded, and have a sparse covering of hair. The body fur is variable in colour, but usually the back is olive grey to dark brown, the flanks are paler and washed with ochre, and the underparts are white or pale grey. The demarcation line between upper parts and underparts is ill-defined. The tail is bicolor, dark above and pale below, and clad in short, fairly dense fur, and the feet are brown on top with tufts of white hair between the digits, which have strong nails.

The hairy-tailed bolo mouse is native to southern South America. Its range extends from eastern and central Brazil as far west as Rondônia, through eastern Paraguay to northeastern Argentina. The exact boundaries are not well known, with various isolated outlying areas and with populations west of the Paraguay... Wikipedia →