Philander mcilhennyi

A. L. Gardner & J. L. Patton, 1972

McIlhenny's Four-eyed Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gardner, A.L. and Patton, J.L. 1972-09-13. New species of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) and Mimon (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Peru. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University 43:1-12.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.31390/opmns.043

Original name as described

Philander mcilhennyi

Type material

LSUMZ:Mamm:16395

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-16395

Type locality

"Balta (10° 08'S, 17°13'W), Río Curanja, ca. 300 meters, department de Loreta [now departamento de Ucayali], Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000029

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.

Philander mcilhennyi

A. L. Gardner & J. L. Patton, 1972

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mcilhennyi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

LSUMZ:Mamm:16395

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/lsumz/mammals?id=urn-catalog-lsumz-mammals-16395

Authority page

2

Authority publication

Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, Louisiana State University

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:166) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Voss, Díaz-Nieto & Jansa (2018:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57593511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34372)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136501) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136501) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000029) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136501/197311360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Metachirops mcillhenyi

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mcillhenyi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

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