- Yapock by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... the sole species of the genus Chironectes. The body length is 35–40 cm, and the tail length is 40–45 cm. The fur is short and thick, and the tail is covered with scales. The coloration is gray with large black spots on the back and head. The paws are webbed for swimming.The yapock is found in Central and South America (southward to Argentina). It is a nocturnal ...
- Yapock by Webster's
... n.) A South American aquatic opossum (Chironectes variegatus) found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called also water opossum.
- Didelphidae by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
... species, such as the yapock ( Chironectes minimus. ), are semiaquatic. Didelphids are active at dusk and at night. They are omnivorous or insectivorous. The gestation period is 12 to 16 days. A litter contains as many as 18 young, which are carried in the mother’s pouch for 70 days. Didelphids are hunted for their meat. The opossum ( Didelphis marsupialis. ) is used ...
- opossum by Brian Griffith
... the yapok, or water opossum ( Chironectes minimus. ), which has webbed feet and leads a semiaquatic existence. The yapok ranges from Guatemala to Brazil. Opossums are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Marsupialia, family Didelphidae.BibliographySee study by J. F. Keefe (1967).