Monodelphis sorex (Hensel, 1872) . Abh. König. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1872:122.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Provinz Rio Grande do Sul;" restricted to Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Taquara, by Cabrera (1958) .

DISTRIBUTION: SE Brazil, S Paraguay, and NE Argentina.

SYNONYMS: henseli Thomas, 1888; itatiayae Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936; lundi Matschie, 1916; paulensis Vieira, 1950.

COMMENTS: See Pine et al. (1985).