Monodelphis handleyi
Solari, 2007
Handley's Short-tailed Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Ameridelphia |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Marmosini |
| Genus | : Monodelphis |
| Subgenus | : Mygalodelphys |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Authority citation
Solari, S. 2007-04-20. New species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from Peru, with notes on _M. adusta_ (Thomas, 1897). Journal of Mammalogy 88(2):319-329.
Authority publication link
https://doi.org/10.1644/06-MAMM-A-075R1.1Original name as described
Monodelphis handleyi
Type material
MUSM 15991
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Centro de Investigaciones Jenaro Herrera, 2.8 km E of Jenaro Herrera," Requena, Loreto, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Peru · Brazil
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Solari, S. (2007). New species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from Peru, with notes on M. adusta. Journal of Mammalogy, 88(2), 319-329.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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