New records of Dromiciops gliroides (Thomas, 1894) in the southern limit of its distribution in Argentina
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Argentina, distribution, Dromiciops, record, southern limitAbstract
The distribution of the genus Dromiciops is restricted to areas of temperate rain forests in central and southern Argentina and Chile. However, new records have been obtained in recent years towards the northern and southern limits of its distribution. In this contribution we report new records in Los Alerces National Park (northwest of Chubut, Argentina), one of which represents the southernmost record of the species Dromiciops gliroides in Argentina.
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