Comadreja cola larga
Photo © Alexis López Hernández
Photo © Alexis López Hernández — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #154469560La comadreja de cola larga, también conocida como comadreja andina (Neogale frenata), es una especie de mamífero carnívoro de la familia Mustelidae, nativa de América.
Su cuerpo es largo y esbelto; sus piernas cortas. El macho mide en promedio de 35 a 45 cm (incluyendo la cola) y pesa hasta 500 g; la hembra es usualmente más pequeña. Posee color marrón claro, piel del vientre amarillenta y punta de la cola negra. Se caracteriza por su cola larga y peluda y su pecho amarillento. A pesar de su pequeño tamaño puede cazar presas mayores. Es el mustélido más ampliamente distribuido en el Nuevo Mundo. Vive desde en el sudoeste de Canadá y la mayor parte de Estados Unidos, hasta México, América Central y el noroeste de Sudamérica (Colombia, Ecuador y Perú). En México se le encuentra principalmente en las regiones del Bajío, Centro y Golfo y Sureste del país. Habita en bosques tropicales y templados; generalmente en espacios abiertos o semiabiertos usualmente cerca de cuerpos de agua. La UICN2019-1 considera a la especie como de preocupación menor.
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