Marmosa alstoni

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Alston's Woolly Mouse Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Ameridelphia
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Marmosini
Genus : Marmosa
Subgenus : Micoureus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1900-10-12. Note on the generic names Didelphis and Philander. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 13(15):185-190.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/1742

Original name as described

Caluromys alstoni

Other common names

Alston's Mouse Opossum

Type material

AMNH M-16210, AMNH MS-11790

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16210 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11790

Type locality

"Tres Ríos," Cartago, Costa Rica.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Costa Rica

Distribution notes

Endemic to the C highlands of C Costa Rica.

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. nicaraguae and populations now attributed to M. adleri; moved from Micoureus to Marmosa; range extension to Panama according to Carter (2022)

Taxonomy notes citation

Voss, R. S., Gutiérrez, E. E., Solari, S., Rossi, R. V., & Jansa, S. A. (2014). Phylogenetic relationships of mouse opossums (Didelphidae, Marmosa) with a revised subgeneric classification and notes on sympatric diversity. American Museum Novitates, 2014(3817), 1-27. · Voss, R. S., Giarla, T. C., & Jansa, S. A. (2021). A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 4. Species of the Alstoni Group (Subgenus Micoureus). American Museum Novitates, 3983, 1-31. · Carter, Paul. (2022). Alston's Woolly Mouse Opossum, Marmosa alstoni (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), in Boquete, Panama. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6374907

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000036

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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.

Caluromys alstoni

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

alstoni

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-16210, AMNH MS-11790

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16210 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11790

Authority page

189

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Marmosa alstoni

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

alstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Goodwin (1946:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa (2014:17, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58785052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33778)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13296) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Voss, Giarla & Jansa (2021:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61530432) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56912)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000036) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  10. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13296/22173632) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Marmosa alstoni alstoni

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

alstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

67

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:67) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Goodwin (1946:286) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Micoureus alstoni

(A. L. Gardner & Creighton, 1989)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

alstoni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606595

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Gardner & Creighton (1989:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16904)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Gardner (1993:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  4. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

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