Caluromys philander

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Ameridelphia
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Caluromyinae
Genus : Caluromys
Subgenus : Caluromys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033865

Original name as described

Didelphis philander

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.414

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2abf7b9c-391f-4739-b4f4-1f3cae3e97ef

Type locality

"America." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Surinam."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Trinidad and Tobago

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000015

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Didelphis philander

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

philander

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.414

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/2abf7b9c-391f-4739-b4f4-1f3cae3e97ef

Authority page

54

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033865

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:78, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872875) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Daudin (1802:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Lesson (1827:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Lesson (1842:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Didelphys (Philander) trinitatis

(O. Thomas, 1894)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.7.2.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/31c4f02f-51ac-4678-9943-e41e416e8a3f

Authority page

438

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19242804

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Caluromys trinitatis venezuelae

O. Thomas, 1903

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

venezuelae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.5.1.57

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cd944033-1d82-4c94-a384-c622a18c8e1f

Authority page

493

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19368044

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Caluromys trinitatis leucurus

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

leucurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.5.7.42

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6a808ff5-c77d-4916-8e6a-2399d382ffdb

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27733763

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys Philander

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

philander

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Wagner (1847:130, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  3. Giebel (1855:711, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Philander philander

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

philander

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

195 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636964

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1920:195 (footnote), https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)

Caluromys philander

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

philander

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000015) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3649/197321055) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Caluromys philander affinis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Caluromys philander dichurus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dichurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Caluromys philander philander

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

philander

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Caluromys philander trinitatis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

trinitatis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Didelphis Cajopolin

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

cajopolin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

35

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217632

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys Cayopollin

(von Schreber, 1777)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

cayopollin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

pl. 148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064818

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis Flavescens

(Brongniart, 1792)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

flavescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45494949

Authority publication

Actes de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris

Didelphis Cayopollin

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

cayopollin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

193

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664217

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Lesson (1827:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Didelphys affinis

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

affinis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697573

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1847:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387586) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  2. Giebel (1855:712, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548903) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Giebel (1855:714, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Didelphys dichura

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dichurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697573

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Didelphys dichrura

(H. R. Schinz, 1844)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dichrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

504

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Wagner (1847:134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387584) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)

Didelphys longicaudata

(von Pelzeln, 1883)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

longicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423339

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

Didelphys macrura

(von Pelzeln, 1883)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

macrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

111

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9423339

Authority publication

Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien

[Philander philander] dichrura

(Cabrera, 1919)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dichrura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

34

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32474608

Authority publication

Madrid

Caluromys philander dichrurus

C. O. da C. Vieira, 1953

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dichrurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

220

Authority publication

Arquivos de zoologia do estado de São Paulo

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