Monodelphis emiliae
(O. Thomas, 1912)
Emilie's Short-tailed Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Ameridelphia |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Marmosini |
| Genus | : Monodelphis |
| Subgenus | : Pyrodelphys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1912-01-01. On small mammals from the Lower Amazon. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(49):84-90.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638846Original name as described
Peramys emiliae
Other common names
Amazonian Short-tailed Opossum · Emilia's Short-tailed Opossum
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1911.12.22.16
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/84e04b37-9fd5-4d58-bb2e-a9e1f6358fdeType locality
"Boim, R. Tapajoz," Pará, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil · Peru · Bolivia
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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