Oxysternon palaemon — Details

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Overview

Distribution

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Central Brazil, eastern Bolivia and northern Paraguay

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Physical Description

Size

Body length

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10 to 21, mean 14.3 mm

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Ecology

Habitat

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Common in cerrado, savanna and woodland from lowlands up to 1200 m; less abundant in dry forest

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Trophic Strategy

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Dung

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