Authority citation

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

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Original name as described

Caluromysiops irrupta

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:68336

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

Type locality

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

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Brazil · Peru

Distribution notes

Known from nine confirmed localities from Amazonian extreme S Colombia (Amazonas), E Peru (Loreto, Cusco, Madre de Dios), and WC and C Brazil (Rondônia, Mato Grosso).

Distribution references

Barbosa, J. L., Custódio, R. J., & Brandão, M. V. (2016). Rediscovery and range extension of the Black-shouldered Opossum Caluromysiops irrupta Sanborn, 1951 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in Brazil. Mammalia, 80(3), 325-328. · Santori, R. T., Astúa, D., & Martins, M. (2016). An additional record for the rare black-shouldered opossum Caluromysiops irrupta Sanborn, 1951 (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) in northwestern Brazil. Check List, 12(3), 1890-1890.

Taxonomy notes

Some authors have questioned whether Caluromysiops should be considered distinct from Caluromys (e.g., Cabrera 1958; Izor and Pine 1987), but morphological and single-gene molecular data (cytochrom b and various nulcear gene; Jansa and Voss 2000; Voss and Jansa 2009; Amador and Giannini 2016) support the reciprocal monophyly and sister relationship between the two genera. Conversely, some authors have also treated the genus as a separate subfamily (Caluromysiopsinae; Hershkovitz 1992). The specific epithet has been spelt 'irrupta' since the species was described (Sanborn 1951), but is an adjective and should be changed to 'irruptus' to match the masculine gender of the genus. Monotypic.

Taxonomy notes citation

Sanborn, C. C. (1951). Two new mammals from southern Peru. Fieldiana Zoology, 31(44), 473-477. · Cabrera, A. (1958). Catalogo de los Mamiferos de America del Sur. I. (Metatheria-Unguiculata-Carnivora). Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciancias Naturales, Ciencias Zoologicas, 4(1), 1-307. · Izor, R. J., & Pine, R. H. (1987). Notes on the black-shouldered opossum, Caluromysiops irrupta. Fieldiana Zoology (new series), 39, 117-124. · Hershkovitz, P. (1992). Ankle bones: The Chilean opossum Dromiciops gliroides Thomas, and marsupial phylogeny. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge, 43:181-213. · 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. · 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, 2009(322), 1-177. · Amador, L. I., & Giannini, N. P. (2016). Phylogeny and evolution of body mass in didelphid marsupials (Marsupialia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 16(3), 641-657.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

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