Monodelphis kunsi

Pine, 1975

Pygmy 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Pine, R.H. 1975-12-20. A new species of Monodelphis (Mammalia : Marsupialia : Didelphidae) from Bolivia. Mammalia 39(2):320-322.

Authority publication link

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285721600_A_new_species_of_Monodelphis_Mammalia_Marsupialia_Didelphidae_from_Bolivia

Original name as described

Monodelphis (Monodelphis) kunsi

Other common names

Least Short-tailed Opossum

Type material

USNM:MAMM:461348

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3faee2a5f-56f3-4394-b31c-46432bed38d3

Type locality

"La Granja, W bank of Río Itonamas, 4 k N Magdalena, Provincia Itenez, Departmento Beni, Bolivia."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000073

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.

Monodelphis (Monodelphis) kunsi

Pine, 1975

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

kunsi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:461348

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3faee2a5f-56f3-4394-b31c-46432bed38d3

Authority page

321

Authority publication

Mammalia

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)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13696) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000073) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13696/22170540) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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