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
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/6697574Original 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
Taxonomy notes
split from M. murina and includes quichua; the name macrotarsus may be preoccupied by Didelphis macrotarsus 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
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