Marmosa simonsi

O. Thomas, 1899

Simons's Mouse Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1899-10-01. Descriptions of new Neotropical mammals. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)4(22):278-288.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124311

Original name as described

Marmosa Simonsi

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1899.8.1.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b75d140a-de46-4a20-9b72-5e0e9484c1ca

Type locality

"Puná," Puná Island, Guayas, Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Ecuador · Peru

Distribution notes

Pacific lowlands and Andean foothills of W Ecuador and NW Peru.

Taxonomy notes

split from M. robinsoni

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/1000057

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 Simonsi

O. Thomas, 1899

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

simonsi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.8.1.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b75d140a-de46-4a20-9b72-5e0e9484c1ca

Authority page

287

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25124311

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Jaekel (1911:206, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51128788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69376)
  2. Tate (1933:121) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  3. Rossi, Voss & Lunde (2010:58, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62193205) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3712)
  4. Gutiérrez, Jansa & Voss (2010:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59653756) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3741)
  5. Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa (2014:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58785050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33778)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Marmosa robinsoni simsonsi

O'Connell, 1983

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

simsonsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1

Authority publication

Mammalian Species

Marmosa robinsoni simonsi

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

simonsi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

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