Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister 1854)

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 : 6

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scientific name	Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister 1854)
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Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister 1854) View in CoL

[Gracilinanus] agilis (Burmeister 1854) View in CoL , Systematische Uebersicht der Thiere Brasiliens, Vol. 1: 139.

Type Locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, "Lagoa Santa." .

Vernacular Names: Agile Gracile Opossum.

Synonyms: Gracilinanus beatrix (Thomas 1910) ; Gracilinanus blaseri (Miranda-Ribeiro 1936) ; Gracilinanus buenavistae (Tate 1931) ; Gracilinanus chacoensis (Tate 1931) ; Gracilinanus peruana (Tate 1931) ; Gracilinanus rondoni (Miranda-Ribeiro 1936) ; Gracilinanus unduaviensis (Tate 1931) .

Distribution: Brazil, E Perú, E Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and adjacent Argentina.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Anderson (1997) recognized three subspecies in Bolivia, and Flores et al. (2000) recognized G. a. chacoensis in Argentina; however, limits between subspecies are unclear and the species is treated here as monotypic pending revision. Costa et al. (2003) detailed differences between G. agilis and G. microtarsus , two taxa that Gardner (1993) suggested could prove conspecific.