Caluromysiops irruptus

Sanborn, 1951

Black-shouldered Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sanborn, C.C. 1951. Two new mammals from southern Peru. Fieldiana Zoology 31(44):473-477.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764602

Original name as described

Caluromysiops irrupta

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:68336

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=3315c1d2-7729-4cb1-a4f0-0db62b8deed1

Type locality

"Quincemil, Province of Quispicanchis," Cuzco, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Brazil · Peru

Taxonomy notes

specific epithet has usually been spelt 'irrupta', but is changed to 'irruptus' to match the masculine gender of the genus since it is an adjective

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000016

Country distribution map

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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.

Caluromysiops irrupta

Sanborn, 1951

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

irruptus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:68336

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=3315c1d2-7729-4cb1-a4f0-0db62b8deed1

Authority page

473

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2764602

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

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 (2015:133) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3651) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3651/97206475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Caluromysiops irruptus

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

irruptus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000016

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000016) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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