Marmosa macrotarsus

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Western Amazonian Mouse Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1842. Diagnosen neuer Arten brasilischer Säugthiere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1):356-362.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697574

Original name as described

Didelphys macrotarsus

Type material

NMW B-2610

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

type locality not given. Restricted by J. A. Wagner in 1847 to Rio Madeira, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Brazil

Distribution notes

Found in the Amazon of Peru, Brazil and Bolivia, S of the Amazon River and West of the Tapajós River.

Taxonomy notes

split from M. murina and includes quichua; the name macrotarsus may be preoccupied by Didelphis macrotarsos J. F. Gmelin, 1788, a synonym of Tarsius tarsier, in which case quichua would be the oldest name available; further clarification is needed on the matter however, and the name tentatively retained as Marmosa macrotarsus

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.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000044

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.

Didelphys macrotarsus

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

macrotarsus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

NMW B-2610

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

359

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697574

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1847:145, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys macrotarsis

(A. Murray, 1866)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

macrotarsis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

362

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Marmosa quichua

O. Thomas, 1899

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

quichua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.6.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6f0f9de5-e913-4851-933d-fa16d1e7f195

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210406

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:22, 23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1991:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  5. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136508/22173866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Marmosa madeirensis

Cabrera, 1913

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

madeirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

NMW B-2610

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13695981

Authority publication

Trabajos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

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

Marmosa musicola

Osgood, 1913

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

musicola

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19354

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=9139945d-cc6b-49ce-ae8f-a424a29f9487

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4465010

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1914:150, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa murina madeirensis

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

madeirensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

100

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1933:100) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)

Marmosa macrotarsus

Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, R. V. Rossi, & Jansa, 2014

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

macrotarsus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

16

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58785051

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa (2014:16, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58785051) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33778)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000570) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000044) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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