Caluromys lanatus (Olfers, 1818) . In W. L. Eschwege, J. Brasilien, Neue Bibliothek. Reisen., 15:206.

TYPE LOCALITY: " Paraguay;" restricted to Caazapâ, Caazapâ (Cabrera, 1916) .

DISTRIBUTION: N and C Colombia, NW and S Venezuela, E Ecuador, E Peru, E Bolivia, E and S Paraguay, N Argentina (Provincia Misiones), and W and S Brazil.

SYNONYMS: antioquiae Matschie, 1917; bartletti Matschie, 1917; cahyensis Matschie, 1917; cicur Bangs, 1898; jivaro Thomas, 1913; juninensis Matschie, 1917; lanigera Desmarest, 1820; meridensis Matschie, 1917; modesta Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936; nattereri Matschie, 1917; ochropus Wagner, 1842; ornata Tschudi, 1845; vitalina Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936.