Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse, 1839) . Zool. H.M.S. "Beagle," Mammalia, p. 95.

TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Coquimbo, " Valparaiso."

DISTRIBUTION: S Perù south to Región Valdivia, Chile, on Pacific side of Andes and from Cochabamba, Bolivia, to Neuquén, Argentina, on the east.

SYNONYMS: Cinderella Thomas, 1902; coquimbensis Tate, 1931; janetta Thomas, 1926; soricina Philippi, 1894; sponsoria Thomas, 1921; tatei Handley, 1957; venusta Thomas, 1902 .