Monodelphis americana

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Northern Three-striped Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Müller, P.L.S. 1776. Des Ritters Carl von Linne' vollständigen Natursystems Supplements- und Register-Band über alle sechs Theile oder Classen des Thierreichs. Gabriel Nicolaus Raspe, Nuremberg, 384 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217633

Original name as described

Sorex americanus

Other common names

Three-striped Short-tailed Opossum

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

"Brasilien." Restricted by A. Cabrera in 1958 to "Pernambuco" (= Recife), Pernambuco, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Argentina?

Taxonomy notes

includes rubida and umbristriata

Taxonomy notes citation

Pavan, S. E., & Voss, R. S. (2016). A Revised Subgeneric Classification of Short-Tailed Opossums (Didelphidae: Monodelphis). American Museum Novitates, (3868), 1-44. Available at: http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6692

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000063

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Peramys rubidus

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

rubida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1855.11.26.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6abace71-3365-4a34-a561-0b5b33ddb40c

Authority page

155

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210530

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Minuania umbristriata

(A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

umbristriata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 1314

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

422

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Sorex americanus

(P. L. S. Müller, 1776)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51217633

Authority publication

Nuremberg

Didelphis tristriata

(Kuhl, 1820)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tristriata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

ZMB 2333

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230859

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

Peramys tristriata

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tristriata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

187

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Monodelphis americana

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13692) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000063) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/96866849/197321762) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Monodelphis umbristriata

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

umbristriata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Monodelphis rubida

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

rubida

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Mus araneus

(Marcgravus, 1648)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

araneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

before_1758

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40666906

Authority publication

Leiden

Sorex brasiliensis

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872924

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Erxleben (1777:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872924) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Sorex Brasiliensis

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brasiliensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

157

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033407

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033407) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys tristriata

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tristriata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

107, 112

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080968

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:107, 112, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080968) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Giebel (1855:716, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis trilineata

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

trilineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394383

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Didelphis trilineata

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

trilineata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603009

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

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

Minuania? americanos

(A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

americanos

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

423

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Minuania goyana

(A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

goyana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectoriginalspelling

Authority page

419

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

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

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