Geographic
range: Nearctic: From Veracruz, through Central America to
W Colombia and N Ecuador.
Physical characteristics: Medium
sized. Long tail, which is haired for half of its length. Fur long
and wooly. Upper body color from gray to orange, usually 3 orange
patches on neck and shoulders, rump and midback. Eyes large. Tops
of feet white.
Food habits: Mostly feeds on insects.
Also fruit and nectar.
Reproduction: Litter 1 -6, breeding
throughout the year. Nest made of vegetable matter in hollow trees.
Behavior: Strictly nocturnal (exception
islands).
Habitat: Evergreen and deciduous
forest, second growth.
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