Thylamys macrurus (Olfers 1818)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Didelphimorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 3-18 : 17

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11343390

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scientific name

Thylamys macrurus (Olfers 1818)
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Thylamys macrurus (Olfers 1818) View in CoL

[Thylamys] macrurus ( Olfers 1818) View in CoL , in: W. L. Eschwege, J. Brasilien, Neue Bibliothek. Reisen, Vol. 15: 205.

Type Locality: "Sudamerica;" restricted to Paraguay, Presidente Hayes, "Tapoua" (= Tapua); see comments.

Vernacular Names: Paraguayan Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum.

Synonyms: Thylamys grisea (Desmarest 1827) .

Distribution: Paraguay and S Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Based on Azara's (1801:290) "Micouré à queue longue;" therefore, the type locality is Tapua. Previously called T. griseus . The name macroura Illiger, 1815, is a nomen nudum.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Didelphimorphia

Family

Didelphidae

Genus

Thylamys

Loc

Thylamys macrurus (Olfers 1818)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005
2005
Loc

[Thylamys] macrurus ( Olfers 1818 )

Olfers 1818: 205
1818
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