Chironectes minimus

Chironectes minimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Marsupialia Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Chironectes
Species: Chironectes minimus
Subspecies: C. m. argyrodytes – C. m. langsdorffi – C. m. panamensis

Name

Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780)

Type locality: "Gujana" restricted to Cayenne, French Guyana

References

• Chironectes minimus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214
• IUCN: Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780) (Least Concern)
• Geogr. Gesch. Mensch. Vierf. Thiere, 2: 317.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214

Vernacular names

Avañe'ẽ: Yapok
English: Water opossum
español: Cuica de agua
Comadreja de agua
Zarigüeya de agua
Zorro de agua
Chucha de agua
Yapok
íslenska: Vatnapokarotta
polski: Japok
svenska: Pungutter
Türkçe: Su oposumu, Yapok

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