Marmosa rapposa

O. Thomas, 1899

Bolivian 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

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1899-01-01. On some small mammals from the District of Cuzco, Peru. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)3(13):40-44.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210405

Original name as described

Marmosa rapposa

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.6.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5958c446-a921-4671-bee9-c23583a8cc4e

Type locality

Huadquiña, Distrito Santa Teresa, Valle de la Convención, Cusco, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina · Brazil

Distribution notes

E slopes of the Andes in SE Peru, Bolivia, and NW Argetina, and from lowlands of E Bolivia, Paraguay, and SW Brazil.

Taxonomy notes

moved from Micoureus to Marmosa; split from regina; includes budini, which has been recognized as a distinct species

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. · Voss, R. S., Fleck, D. W., & Jansa, S. A. (2019). Mammalian diversity and Matses ethnomammalogy in Amazonian Peru Part 3: Marsupials (Didelphimorphia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2019(432), 1-90. · Voss, R. S., Giarla, T. C., Díaz-Nieto, J. F., & 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, 1-59. · Giarla, T. C. & Voss, R S. (2020). On the identity of Victoria's mouse opossum, Marmosa regina Thomas, 1898. American Museum Novitates, 3960, 1-16.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000052

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 rapposa

O. Thomas, 1899

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

rapposa

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.11.6.13

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5958c446-a921-4671-bee9-c23583a8cc4e

Authority page

42

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210405

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lönnberg (1913:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15431)
  2. Tate (1933:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Voss, Giarla, Díaz-Nieto & Jansa (2020:29, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60547291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/49807)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000052) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Marmosa budini

O. Thomas, 1920

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

budini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.1.7.134

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/1b587d87-941e-4f6d-971d-db7fb33398dc

Authority page

195

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636964

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1920:195, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa constantiæ budini

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

budini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

76

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1933:76) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)

Micoureus rapposa

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

rapposa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

Micoureus constantiae budini

(S. Anderson, 1997)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

budini

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

156

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:156) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Micoureus regina rapposa

(A. L. Gardner, 2005)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

rapposa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Marmosa regina rapposa

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

rapposa

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)

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