Marmosa xerophila

Handley & Gordon, 1979

Dryland 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Handley, C.O., Jr. and Gordon, L.K. 1979. New species of mammals from northern South America: Mouse possums, genus Marmosa Gray. Pp. 65–72 in Eisenberg, J.F. (eds.). Vertebrate Ecology in the Northern Neotropics. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 271 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59207620

Original name as described

Marmosa xerophila

Other common names

Guajira Mouse Opossum · Orange Mouse Opossum · Pale Mouse Opossum

Type material

USNM:MAMM:443819

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373b16ecb-c647-4318-a3e8-efd919fa7d48

Type locality

"La Isla, 15 m, near Cojoro, 37 km NNE Paraguaipoa, Depto. Guajira, Colombia."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000060

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 xerophila

Handley & Gordon, 1979

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

xerophila

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:443819

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373b16ecb-c647-4318-a3e8-efd919fa7d48

Authority page

68

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59207620

Authority publication

Washington

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12815) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000060) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12815/115106154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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