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Rat tail cactus is the common name for several members of the cactus family: Aporocactus flagelliformis; Cylindropuntia leptocaulis; Cleistocactus winteri (Golden rat ...
This plant is a columnar cactus that forms huge tangled mounds of fairly rapid growth hanging or creeping, green shoots, up to 90 centimetres (35 in) high with stems 2 to 2.5 centimetres (3 ⁄ 4 to 1 in) in diameter and 16 to 17 ribs, with 50 spines 0.4 to 1 centimetre (1 ⁄ 8 to 3 ⁄ 8 in) long. The brown areoles on it are close together ...
The big lutrine opossum ("lutrine" means "otter-like" and "crass" meaning "thick, fat" and "cauda" meaning "tail") is a very peculiar opossum, having a long weasel-like body, short legs, small rounded ears, and dense reddish or yellowish fur. [3] Nocturnal and crepuscular, they generally live in grasslands and savannas near water. They are ...
Rat tail cactus has long trailing stems and pretty pink flowers, so it's a fun addition to any houseplant collection. It's actually a succulent. Give it bright, indirect light, and water when ...
Virginia opossums can vary considerably in size, with larger specimens found to the north of the opossum's range and smaller specimens in the tropics. They measure 33–55 cm (13–22 in) long from their snout to the base of the tail, with the tail adding another 25–54 cm (9.8–21.3 in).
Mammillaria pottsii, also known as fox-tail cactus or rat-tail nipple cactus, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. [1] It was first described by Scheer ex Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. 1849: 104 (1850) [2] According to the United Nations Environment Programme, M. leona is a synonym for M. pottsii.
The bare-tailed woolly opossum is nocturnal (active mainly at night), and thus difficult to observe or capture. Nevertheless, it is one of the very few opossums that have been successfully studied in detail. A study showed that activity of bare-tailed woolly opossums can be affected by the extent of moonlight.
The common fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys pusillus) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It occurs in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay in chaco and Andean foothill habitats. [2] Its head-and-body length is about 75 to 120 (mean 94.3) mm, and its tail length is about 90 to 134 (mean 103.6) mm.