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Scientists caught small mammal with facial mask, long snout in trap at national park and discovered new species: Chachapoyas mouse opossum, study said.

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The Chachapoyas mouse opossum can reach over 10 inches in length, the study said. Its head has a “remarkably narrow and long” snout and a “blackish facial mask.” ...