Marmosa murina

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Linnaeus's 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

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033866

Original name as described

Didelphis murina

Other common names

Murine Mouse Opossum · Murine Opossum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.542

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae9c56cb-ffc3-46f6-ac25-6cbf771c16e3

Type locality

"Asia, America." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Surinam."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Trinidad and Tobago · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000047

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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 klagesi

J. A. Allen, 1900

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

klagesi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-16121

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16121

Authority page

198

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Marmosa murina roraimae

Tate, 1931

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

roraimae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-75703

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-75703

Authority page

4

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Marmosa murina duidae

Tate, 1931

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

duidae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-76984

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-76984

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Didelphis murina

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

murina

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.542

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ae9c56cb-ffc3-46f6-ac25-6cbf771c16e3

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033866

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Cuvier (1797:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  3. Daudin (1802:152, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033402) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  4. Lesson (1827:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Didelphis dorsigera

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dorsigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.546

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/680c6e9b-7ef8-4e51-a8f7-16192d27dae1

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033866

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872880) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Lesson (1827:211, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa tobagi

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tobagi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1897.6.7.53

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f579a80b-99c8-4a6d-be4c-c1c2f80b77bb

Authority page

515

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815235

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Marmosa parata

O. Thomas, 1911

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

parata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1904.7.4.100

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/f5342aba-84a5-4cb1-80a2-9583e14ef804

Authority page

517

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815237

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Marmosa chloe

O. Thomas, 1907

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

chloe

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.6.20.16

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/82e1b5ba-5e22-4bf7-ac2e-c29d108705f6

Authority page

167

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26413404

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Marmosa meridionalis

A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

meridionalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 1251

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

371

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

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

Marmosa moreirae

A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

moreirae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 1268

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

380

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

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

Didelphis muscula

(Cabanis, 1848)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

muscula

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2331

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

778

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

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

Didelphys dorsigera

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dorsigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Giebel (1855:713, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Didelphys murina

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

murina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Wagner (1847:143, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387593) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  3. Giebel (1855:713, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548904) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  4. Robinson (1896:651, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7733667) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67330)

Micoureus dorsigera

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dorsigera

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Micoureus murinus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Lahille (1899:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Philander dorsiger

(Fitzinger, 1855)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dorsiger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

456

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Fitzinger (1855:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65926)

Didelphys murinus

(F. W. True, 1885)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

murinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

587

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306381

Authority publication

Proceedings of the United States National Museum

Name usages

True (1885:587, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)

Marmosa murina

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

murina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

London

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)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000047) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40505/197308868) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphis guianensis

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

guianensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

194

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664218

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Didelphis marina

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

marina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Paris

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