Marmosa perplexa
H. E. Anthony, 1922
Anthony's Woolly Mouse Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : incertae sedis |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Marmosini |
| Genus | : Marmosa |
| Subgenus | : Micoureus |
Species status
Authority citation
Anthony, H.E. 1922-03-04. Preliminary report on Ecuadorean mammals. No. 2. American Museum Novitates 32:1-6.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/170549Original name as described
Marmosa perplexa
Type material
AMNH M-47188
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Punta Santa Ana, Loja, Ecuador.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Ecuador · Peru
Distribution notes
West Andean foothills and lowlands of SW Ecuador and NW Peru.
Taxonomy notes
moved from Micoureus to Marmosa; split from M. phaea
Taxonomy notes citation
Voss, R.S., Gutiérrez, E.E., Solari, S., Rossi, R.V. and Jansa, S.A. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships of mouse opossums (Didelphidae, Marmosa) with a revised subgeneric classification and notes on sympatric diversity. American Museum Novitates 3817:1-27. doi:10.1206/3817.1 · Voss, R.S., Giarla, T.C., Díaz-Nieto, J.F. and Jansa, S.A. 2020. A revision of the didelphid marsupial genus Marmosa. Part 2. Species of the rapposa group (subgenus Micoureus). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 439:1-62. doi:10.1206/0003-0090.439.1.1 · Voss, R.S. and Giarla, T.C. 2021. A revision of the didelphid marsupial genus Marmosa. Part 3. A new species from western Amazonia, with redescriptions of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, and M. germana Thomas, 1904. American Museum Novitates 3969:1-28. doi:10.1206/3969.1 · Voss, R.S. 2022. An annotated checklist of Recent opossums (Mammalia: Didelphidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 455:1-74. a#56910
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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