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Metachirus myosuros

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Taxonavigation

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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: Metachirini
Genus: Metachirus
Species: Metachirus myosuros

Name

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Metachirus myosuros (Temminck, 1824)

  • Lectotype: NHMW B-2589, juvenile ♀, skin and skull. [designated by Pohle (1927: 242)]
  • Type locality: “Brésil [=Brazil]”, restricted to “Ipanema, São Paulo”, by Pohle (1927: 242).

Combinations

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  • Didelphis myosuros Temminck, 1824: 38 [Original combination]
  • Didelphys (Metachirus) myosurus: Burmeister, 1854: 135 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
  • Metachirus nudicaudatus myosurus Thomas, 1923: 606 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
  • Metachirus myosuros: Voss, Fleck & Jansa, 2019: 41 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Common Brown Four-eyed Opossum