Lutreolina crassicaudata

(A. G. Desmarest, 1804)

Big Lutrine Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Ameridelphia
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Didelphini
Genus : Lutreolina

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Desmarest, A.G. 1804. Tableau méthodique des mammifères. Pp. 5–38 in Anonymous. (eds.). Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle. Tome XXIV. Crapelet, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, 238 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57784622

Original name as described

Didelphis crassicaudata

Other common names

Lesser Water Opossum · Little Water Opossum · Mink Opossum · Red Opossum · Red Water-possum · Thick-tailed Opossum

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1958 to "Asunción," Paraguay.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000024

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.

Didelphys turneri

(A. Günther, 1879)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

turneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1879.5.1.3

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/82f8b30a-ab3c-4648-8a2e-4574b580a797

Authority page

103

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Lutreolina crassicaudata lutrilla

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

lutrilla

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1885.6.26.26

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/58dfca03-8df8-4698-9b39-39b8336fe6e6

Authority page

585

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355843

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lutreolina crassicaudata paranalis

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

paranalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1917.5.2.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/dace6acf-331e-4f1c-93ce-371744e45d04

Authority page

584

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355842

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Lutreolina crassicaudata bonaria

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

bonaria

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.2.7.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f2fa4a58-178b-49fd-bbd7-96c7319d113e

Authority page

585

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355843

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Didelphys lujanensis

(F. Ameghino, 1889)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

lujanensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-A 1096

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

279

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51769798

Authority publication

Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina

Didelphis crassicaudata

(A. G. Desmarest, 1804)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57784622

Authority publication

Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle

Name usages

Lesson (1827:213, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207681) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Lutreolina crassicaudata travassosi

A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

travassosi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

402

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

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

Peramys crassicaudata

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

187

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Didelphys crassicaudata

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

718

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548909

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Giebel (1855:718, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Metachirus crassicaudatus

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147071

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Lutreolina crassicauda

Hildebrand, 1961

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

245

Authority publication

American Journal of Anatomy

Lutreolina crassicaudata

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40503) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40503/22175337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lutreolina crassicaudata crassicaudata

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudata

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 (2015:158) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Lutreolina crassicaudata turneri

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

turneri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Didelphys crassicaudis

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

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

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

Didelphys crassicaudis

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

206

Authority publication

book

Name usages

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

Didelphis Macroura

(Desmoulins, 1824)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

macroura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

492

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25675688

Authority publication

Dictionnaire Classique d'Histoire Naturelle

Didelphys mustelina

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1846)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mustelina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notusedas_valid

Authority page

497

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58844671

Authority publication

London

Didelphis Ferruginea

(Larrañaga, 1923)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

ferruginea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

346

Authority publication

Montevideo

Name usages

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

Lutreolina crassicaudus

B. R. Stein & J. L. Patton, 2008

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

crassicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

26

Authority publication

Chicago

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