Marmosa constantiae

O. Thomas, 1904

White-bellied 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

Thomas, O. 1904-04-01. On the mammals collected by Mr. A. Robert at Chapada, Matto Grosso (Percy Sladen Expedition to central Brazil). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903-II(2):232-244.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31610316

Original name as described

Marmosa constantiae

Other common names

Bay-colored Mouse Opossum · Pale-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.7.157

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45808019-60d3-406a-9065-235daf2dee84

Type locality

"Chapada," Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Brazil

Taxonomy notes

moved from Micoureus to Marmosa

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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000038

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.

Marmosa mapiriensis

Tate, 1931

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mapiriensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-72555

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-72555

Authority page

3

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa constantiae

O. Thomas, 1904

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

constantiae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.7.7.157

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/45808019-60d3-406a-9065-235daf2dee84

Authority page

243

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31610316

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:141) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13297) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000038) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13297/22174957) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Marmosa domina

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

domina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.14.39

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ca232357-a1d4-4d9c-b87c-ff2987cbad4c

Authority page

280

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240078

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Marmosa constantiniae

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

constantiniae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

7

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Micoureus constantiae

(A. L. Gardner, 2005)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

constantiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Micoureus demerarae dominus

(A. L. Gardner, 2005)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dominus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa demerarae domina

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

domina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

142

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Marmosa constanciae

Olrog, 1960

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

constanciae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

404

Authority publication

Acta Zoológica Lilloana

Micoureus mapirensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mapirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

10

Authority publication

London

Marmosa constantatiae

de la Sancha, D'Elía, & Teta, 2012

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

constantatiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

232

Authority publication

Mammalian Biology

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