Robert S. Voss

Robert S. Voss, U.S. mammalogist.

• Division of Vertebrate Zoology (Mammalogy), American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, United States.

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

• 48 taxon names authored by Robert S. Voss

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1988

• Voss, R.S. 1988. Systematics and ecology of ichthyomyine rodents (Muroidea): patterns of morphological evolution in a small adaptive radiation. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 188: 321–322. hdl: 2246/927 Reference page. 

1993

• Voss, R.S. & Carleton, M.D. 1993. A new genus for Hesperomys molitor Winge and Holochilus magnus Hershkovitz (Mammalia, Muridae) with an analysis of its phylogenetic relationships. American Museum Novitates 3085: 1–39. hdl: 2246/4982 Reference page. 

1997

• Voss, R.S. & Angermann, R. 1997. Revisionary notes on neotropical porcupines (Rodentia, Erethizontidae). 1. Type material described by Olfers (1818) and Kuhl (1820) in the Berlin Zoological Museum. American Museum Novitates 3214: 1–44. hdl: 2246/3609 Reference page. 

1998

• Simmons, N.B. & Voss, R.S. 1998. The mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: a Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 1. Bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 237: 1–219. hdl: 2246/1634 Reference page. 

2000

• Jansa, S.A. & Voss, R.S. 2000. Phylogenetic Studies on Didelphid Marsupials I. Introduction and Preliminary Results from Nuclear IRBP Gene Sequences. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 7: 43–77. DOI: 10.1023/A:1009465716811 Reference page. 

2001

• Voss, R.S., Lunde, D.P. & Simmons, N.B. 2001. Mammals of Paracou, French Guiana: A Neotropical lowland rainforest fauna. Part 2: nonvolant species. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 263: 1–236. hdl: 2246/386 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S. & Silva, M.N.F. 2001. Revisionary notes on Neotropical porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae). 2. A review of the Coendou vestitus group with descriptions of two new species from Amazonia. American Museum Novitates 3351: 1–36. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2001)351<0001:RNONPR>2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

2002

• Simmons, N.B., Voss, R.S. & Fleck, D.W. 2002. A New Amazonian Species of Micronycteris (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) with Notes on the Roosting Behavior of Sympatric Congeners. American Museum Novitates 3358: 1–16. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)358<0001:ANASOM>2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S., Gomez-Laverde, M. & Pacheco, V. 2002. A new genus for Aepeomys fuscatus Allen, 1912, and Oryzomys intectus Thomas, 1912: enigmatic murid rodents from Andean cloud forests. American Museum Novitates 3373: 1-42. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2002)373<0001:ANGFAF>2.0.CO;2, BHL Reference page. 

2003

• Voss, R.S. & Jansa, S.A. 2003. Phylogenetic studies on didelphid marsupials II. Nonmolecular data and new IRBP sequences: separate and combined analyses of didelphine relationships with denser taxon sampling. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 276: 1–82. hdl: 2246/444 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S. 2003. A new species of Thomasomys (Rodentia: Muridae) from eastern Ecuador, with remarks on mammalian diversity and biogeography in the Cordillera Oriental. American Museum Novitates 3421: 1-47. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2003)421<0001:ANSOTR>2.0.CO;2 Full article Reference page. 

2004

• Voss, R.S., Gardner, A.L. & Jansa, S.A. 2004. On the relationships of Marmosa formosa Shamel, 1930 (Marsupialia, Didelphidae), a phylogenetic puzzle from the Chaco of northern Argentina. American Museum Novitates 3442: 1–18. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2004)442<0001:OTROMF>2.0.CO;2 ; hdl: 2246/2807 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S., Tarifa, T. & Yensen, E. 2004. An introduction to Marmosops (Marsupialia, Didelphidae), with the description of a new species from Bolivia and notes on the taxonomy and distribution of other Bolivian forms. American Museum Novitates 3466: 1–40. hdl: 2246/2776 Reference page. 

2005

• Voss, R.S., Lunde, D.P. & Jansa, S.A. 2005. On the contents of Gracilinanus Gardner and Creighton, 1989, with the description of a previously unrecognized clade of small didelphid marsupials. American Museum Novitates 3482: 1–36. hdl: 2246/5673 Reference page. 
• Jansa, S.A. & Voss, R.S. 2005. Phylogenetic Relationships of the Marsupial Genus Hyladelphys Based on Nuclear Gene Sequences and Morphology. Journal of Mammalogy 86(5): 853–865. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[853:PROTMG]2.0.CO;2 Reference page. 

2006

• Weksler, M., Percequillo & Voss, R.S. 2006. Ten new genera of oryzomyine rodents (Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 3537: 1–29. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2006)3537[1:TNGOOR]2.0.CO;2 ; hdl: 2246/5815 Reference page. 

2009

• Voss, R.S. & Weksler, M. 2009. On the taxonomic status of Oryzomys curasoae McFarlane and Debrot, 2001, (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) with remarks on the phylogenetic relationships of O. gorgasi Hershkovitz, 1971. Caribbean Journal of Science 45(1): 73–79. DOI: 10.18475/cjos.v45i1.a11 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S. & Jansa, S.A. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships and classification of didelphid marsupials, an extant radiation of New World metatherian mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 322: 1–177. hdl: 2246/5975 Reference page. 

2010

• 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: 1–22. DOI: 10.1206/708.1 ; hdl: 2246/6076 Reference page. 
• 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: 1–83. DOI: 10.1206/334.1; hdl: 2246/6062 Reference page. 
• Lim, B.K., Engstrom, M.D., Reid, F.A., Simmons, N.B., Voss, R.S. & Fleck, D.W. 2010. A new species of Peropteryx (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae) from western Amazonia with comments on phylogenetic relationships within the genus. American Museum Novitates 3686: 1–20. hdl: 2246/6070 Reference page. 

2011

• Voss, R.S. 2011. Revisionary notes on Neotropical porcupines (Rodentia: Erethizontidae) 3. An annotated checklist of the species of Coendou Lacépède, 1799. American Museum Novitates 3720: 1–36. DOI: 10.1206/3720.2 Reference page. 

2012

• Voss, R.S., Pine, R.H. & Solari, S. 2012. A new species of the didelphid marsupial genus Monodelphis from eastern Bolivia. American Museum Novitates 3740: 1–14. hdl: 2246/6167 Reference page. 

2013

• Voss, R.S., Hubbard, C. & Jansa, S.A. 2013. Phylogenetic relationships of New World porcupines (Rodentia, Erethizontidae): implications for taxonomy, morphological evolution, and biogeography. American Museum Novitates 3769: 1–36. DOI: 10.1206/3769.2 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S., Lim, B.K., Díaz-Nieto, J.F. & Jansa, S.A. 2013. A new species of Marmosops (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) from the Pakaraima Highlands of Guyana, with remarks on the origin of the endemic Pantepui mammal fauna. American Museum Novitates 3778: 1–27. DOI: 10.1206/3778.2 Reference page. 

2014

• Velazco, P.M., Gregorin, R., Voss, R.S. & Simmons, N.B. 2014. Extraordinary local diversity of disk-winged bats (Thyropteridae: Thyroptera) in northeastern Peru, with the description of a new species and comments on roosting behavior. American Museum Novitates 3795: 1–28. hdl: 2246/6468; DOI: 10.1206/3795.1 Reference page. 
• 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. 

2016

• Díaz-Nieto, J.F., Jansa, S.A. & Voss, R.S. 2016. DNA sequencing reveals unexpected Recent diversity and an ancient dichotomy in the American marsupial genus Marmosops (Didelphidae: Thylamyini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 176(4): 914–940. DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12343 Reference page. 
• Díaz-Nieto, J.F. & Voss, R.S. 2016. A revision of the didelphid marsupial genus Marmosops, part 1. Species of the subgenus Sciophanes. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 402: 1–70. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090-402.1.1 Reference page. 

2017

• Pavan, S.E., Mendes-Oliveira, A.C. & Voss, R.S. 2017. A new species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. American Museum Novitates 3872: 1–20. hdl: 2246/6587 Reference page. 
• Velazco, P.M., Soto-Centeno, J.A., Fleck, D.W., Voss, R.S. & Simmons, N.B. 2017. A new species of nectar-feeding bat of the genus Hsunycteris (Phyllostomidae: Lonchophyllinae) from northeastern Peru. American Museum Novitates 3881: 1–26. hdl: 2246/6721 Reference page. 

2018

• Voss, R.S., Díaz-Nieto, J.F. & Jansa, S.A. 2018. A Revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), Part 1: P. quica, P. canus, and a New Species from Amazonia. American Museum Novitates 3891: 1–70. hdl: 2246/6839 Reference page. 

2019

• Voss, R.S., Fleck, D.W. & Jansa, S.A. 2019. Mammalian diversity and Matses ethnomammalogy in Amazonian Peru. Part 3: marsupials (Didelphimorphia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 432: 1–90. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.432.1.1 Reference page. 

2020

• Voss, R.S., Giarla, T.C., Díaz-Nieto, J.F. & Jansa, S.A. 2020. A revision of the didelphid marsupial genus Marmosa. Part 2. Species of the rapposa group (subgenus Micoureus). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 439: 1–62. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.439.1.1 Reference page. 

2021

• Voss, R.S. & Giarla, T.C. 2021. A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 3. A New Species from Western Amazonia, with Redescriptions of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, and M. germana Thomas, 1904. American Museum Novitates 3969: 1–28. DOI: 10.1206/3969.1 Reference page. 
• Velazco, P.M., Voss, R.S., Fleck, D.W. & Simmons, N.B. 2021. Mammalian Diversity and Matses Ethnomammalogy in Amazonian Peru Part 4: Bats. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 451: 1–199. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.451.1.1 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S., Giarla, T.C. & Jansa, S.A. 2021. A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 4. Species of the Alstoni Group (Subgenus Micoureus). American Museum Novitates 3983: 1–31. DOI: 10.1206/3983.1 Reference page. 

2022

• Voss, R.S. 2022. An Annotated Checklist of Recent Opossums (Mammalia: Didelphidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 455: 1–76. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.455.1.1 Reference page. 

2024

• Voss, R.S., Fleck, D.W. & Giarla, T.C. 2024. Mammalian Diversity and Matses Ethnomammalogy in Amazonian Peru Part 5. Rodents. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 446: 1–176. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.466.1.1 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S. 2024. A New Genus for the “Alfaroi Group” of Oryzomys Sensu Lato (Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae). American Museum Novitates 4030: 1–9. DOI: 10.1206/4030.1 Reference page. 

2025

• Pavan, S.E., Abreu, E.F., Sánchez-Vendizú, P.Y. & Voss, R.S. 2025. A New Species of Marmosa (Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from Parque Nacional del Río Abiseo, Peru. American Museum Novitates 4037: 1–18. hdl: 2246/7511 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S., Giarla, T.C., Lim, B.K. & Engstrom, M.D. 2025. A multigene phylogeny for Oecomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) with descriptions of new and revalidated taxa and a partial species-group classification. American Museum Novitates 4038: 1–40. hdl: 2246/7512 Reference page. 

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