Philander melanurus

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Dark 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

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1899-10-01. Descriptions of new Neotropical mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)4(22):278-288.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124309

Original name as described

Metachirus opossum melanurus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1897.11.7.61

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/188a9778-9df0-4091-8d7d-38400ca2462b

Type locality

Paramba, Rio Mira, 1100 m, N Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Honduras? · Nicaragua? · Costa Rica? · Guatemala? · Panama · Colombia · Ecuador

Distribution notes

Known from Panama, Colombia, and W Ecuador, although populations from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica may represent either this species or _P. vossi_.

Taxonomy notes

split from P. opossum

Taxonomy notes citation

Voss, R. S., Díaz-Nieto, J. F., & Jansa, S. A. (2018). A Revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), Part 1: P. quica, P. canus, and a New Species from Amazonia. American Museum Novitates, (3891), 1-70.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000030

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.

Metachirus opossum melanurus

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

melanurus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.11.7.61

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/188a9778-9df0-4091-8d7d-38400ca2462b

Authority page

285

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124309

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Lönnberg (1913:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15431)

Metachirus fuscogriseus

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

fuscogriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-8252, AMNH MS-9920

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-9920

Authority page

194

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Bangs (1902:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)

Metachirus grisescens

(J. A. Allen, 1901)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

grisescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-15072

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15072

Authority page

217

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Metachirus opossum fuscogriseus

(E. A. Goldman, 1920)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

fuscogriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263163

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

Goldman (1920:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)

Metachirus opossum melantho

(O. Thomas, 1923)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

melantho

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1914.5.28.30

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/70c5120f-57b8-4c33-b753-fa4101f91d25

Authority page

602

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355860

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Philander opossum fuscogriseus

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

fuscogriseus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

283

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Hershkovitz (1997:52, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2820578) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3781)
  3. Patton & Silva (1997:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3765)
  4. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Philander opossum melanurus

Hershkovitz, 1997

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

melanurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

51

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2820577

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hershkovitz (1997:51, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2820577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3781)
  2. Patton & Silva (1997:99) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3765)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Philander melanurus

Voss, Díaz-Nieto, & Jansa, 2018

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

melanurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

23

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57593511

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Voss, Díaz-Nieto & Jansa (2018:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57593511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34372)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000685) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000030) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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