Marmosops noctivagus
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Thylamyini
Genus: Marmosops
Subgenus: Marmosops (Marmosops)
Species: Marmosops noctivagus
Name
[edit]Marmosops noctivagus (Tschudi, 1844)
- Syntypes (n=3): MHNN-94.1008A, MHNN-94.1008B and MHNN-94.1008C.
- Type locality: “der mittlern und tiefen Waldregion”, Peru.
Combinations
[edit]- Didelphys [sic] noctivaga Tschudi, 1845: 148 [Original combination]
- Marmosops noctivagus: Gardner & Creighton, 1989: 4 [subsequent combination]
Synonyms
[edit]- Thylamys keaysi J.A. Allen, 1900
- Marmosa dorothea Thomas, 1911
- Marmosa caucae albiventris Tate, 1931
- Marmosa yungasensis Tate, 1931
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Tschudi, J.J. von 1844–1846. Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Therologie. Scheitlin und Zollikofer: St. Gallen. 262 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Gardner, A.L. & Creighton, G.K. 1989. A new generic name for Tate's (1933) Microtarsus group of South American mouse opossums (Marsupialia: Didelphidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102(1): 3–7. BHL Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: White-bellied Slender Opossum