Marmosa waterhousei

(Tomes, 1860)

Waterhouse'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

Authority citation

Tomes, R.F. 1860-05. Description of a new species of opossum, obtained by Mr. Fraser in Ecuador. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1860(1):58-60.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866560

Original name as described

Didelphys waterhousii

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.215

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e229e093-c059-4910-a1c5-14dd0453cc05

Type locality

"Gualaquiza," Ecuador.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia · Brazil · Ecuador · Peru

Taxonomy notes

split from M. murina; sometimes spelt 'waterhousii', which is the original spelling, but 'waterhousei' is in prevailing use, and is thus a justified emendation

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. · Voss, R.S. 2022. An annotated checklist of Recent opossums (Mammalia: Didelphidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 455:1-74.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000059

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 bombascarae

H. E. Anthony, 1922

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

bombascarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-47186

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-47186

Authority page

5

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Didelphys waterhousii

(Tomes, 1860)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

waterhousei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

as_emended

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1907.1.1.215

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e229e093-c059-4910-a1c5-14dd0453cc05

Authority page

58

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866560

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Marmosa maranii

O. Thomas, 1924

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

maranii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1924.2.22.65

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ec9e4764-88bf-4ddb-ba8b-83e7d6911cab

Authority page

537

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

waterhousii

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

waterhousii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

9

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000572) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Marmosa waterhousei

Mammal Diversity Database, 2024

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

waterhousei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · unpublished_electronic

Authority page URI

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000059

Name usages

Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000059) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

Didelphys waterhousei

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

waterhousei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

justified_emendation

Authority page

342

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986736

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

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