Marmosa

Marmosa robinsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Marmosini
Genus: Marmosa
Subgenera: M. (Marmosa) – M. (Micoureus)

Overview of species

M. alstoni – M. andersoni – M. constantiae – M. demerarae – M. isthmica – M. lepida – M. macrotarsus – M. mexicana – M. murina – M. paraguayana – M. phaea – M. regina – M. robinsoni – M. rubra – M. simonsi – M. tyleriana – M. waterhousii – M. xerophila – M. zeledoni

Name

• Marmosa Gray, 1821

Type species: Didelphis marina Gray, 1821 [incorrect subsequent spelling]

Synonyms

• Asagis Gloger, 1841
• Cuica Liais, 1872
• Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
• Grayium Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000
• Grymaeomys Burmeister, 1854
• Micoureus Lesson, 1842
• Notagogus Gloger, 1841
• Opossum Schmid, 1818
• Sarigua Muirhead, 1819
• Stegomarmosa Pine, 1972

References

• Gray, J.E. 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. London Medical Repository 15 (1): 296–310.
• Marmosa in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Gutiérrez, E.E.; Jansa, S.A.; Voss, R.S. 2010: Molecular systematics of mouse opossums (Didelphidae: Marmosa): assessing species limits using mitochondrial DNA sequences, with comments on phylogenetic relationships and biogeography. American Museum novitates, (3692) DOI: 10.1206/708.1
• Pine, R.H. 1972: A new subgenus and species of murine opossum (genus Marmosa) from Peru. Journal of mammalogy, 53: 279–282.
• Rossi, R.V.; Voss, R.S.; Lunde, D.P. 2010: A revision of the didelphid marsupial genus Marmosa. Part 1. The species in Tate's ‘mexicana’ and ‘mitis’ sections and other closely related forms. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, (334) DOI: 10.1206/334.1
• Voss, R.S., Gutiérrez, E.E., Solari, S., Rossi, R.V. & Jansa, S.A. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships of mouse opossums (Didelphidae, Marmosa) with a revised subgeneric classification and notes on sympatric diversity. American Museum Novitates 3817: 1–27. DOI: 10.1206/3817.1 ; hdl: 2246/6556 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mouse Opossums