Monodelphis brevicaudata

(Erxleben, 1777)

Guyanan Short-tailed Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates cum synonymia et historia animalium. Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis, Leipzig, 636 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872877

Original name as described

Didelphis brevicaudata

Other common names

Northern Red-sided Opossum · Red-legged Short-tailed Opossum · Guianan Short-tailed Opossum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.540

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/07c0a0b5-df8b-4679-b492-08adc2ae7e10

Type locality

"in Americae australis silvis." Restricted by P. Matschie in 1916 to "Suriname" and by R. S. Voss, D. P. Lunde, and N. B. Simmons in 2001 to "Kartabo, Cuyuni-Mazaruni District, Guyana."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000065

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. 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 brevicaudatus dorsalis

(J. A. Allen, 1904)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dorsalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-16126

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16126

Authority page

327

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Didelphis brevicaudata

(Erxleben, 1777)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brevicaudata

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.540

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/07c0a0b5-df8b-4679-b492-08adc2ae7e10

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872877

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Erxleben (1777:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)

Didelphys brachyuros

(von Schreber, 1777)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brachyuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.540

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/07c0a0b5-df8b-4679-b492-08adc2ae7e10

Authority page

pl. 151

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31064826

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Name usages

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

Didelphys Hunteri

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1841)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

hunteri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1888.1.31.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/351b8983-4dc6-413e-b5bd-cfbab78807e7

Authority page

110

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064682

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

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

Peramys brevicaudatus orinoci

(O. Thomas, 1899)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

orinoci

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.12.1.22

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5a33eac3-c980-4f14-8c66-66e6f93d7445

Authority page

154

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19210529

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Mustela Surinamensis

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

surinamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033412

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Daudin (1802:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033412) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)

Didelphys brachyura

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brachyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

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

Peramys brachyurus

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brachyurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

187

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

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

Monodelphis brevicaudata

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brevicaudata

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 (1982:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40513) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000065) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40513/22171441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Monodelphis orinoci

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

orinoci

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)

Cryptotis surinamensis

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

surinamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Didelphis brachyurus

(von Schreber, 1778)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brachyurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

589

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42529297

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Sorex (Surinamensis)

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

surinamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

386

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:109, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Lesson (1836:240, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62814923) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61467)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Sorex surinamensis

(J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

surinamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

subsequent_usage

Authority page

114

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751334

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

Hutterer (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9714)

Didelphis brachyura

(André, 1796)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brachyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

13

Authority publication

Eisenach

Name usages

Lesson (1827:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Didelphis brachiura

(G. Cuvier, 1797)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brachiura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

125

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637207

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Cuvier (1797:125, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637207) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)

Philander brachyurus

(Tiedemann, 1808)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

brachyura

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

428

Authority publication

Landshut

Didelphis Sebae

(J. E. Gray, 1827)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

sebae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

190

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34790384

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

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