Monodelphis scalops

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Tawny-headed 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

Thomas, O. 1888-02-01. Diagnoses of four new species of Didelphys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)1(2):158-159.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195153

Original name as described

Didelphys (Peramys) scalops

Other common names

Long-nosed Short-tailed Opossum · Long-snouted Opossum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1851.7.21.23

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/79dea67e-3f3d-48d8-939e-2dde9e788be3

Type locality

"Brazil." Restricted by C. O. da C. Vieira in 1950 to Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes theresa

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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000082

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.

Didelphys (Peramys) scalops

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

scalops

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1851.7.21.23

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/79dea67e-3f3d-48d8-939e-2dde9e788be3

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195153

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Monodelphis theresa

O. Thomas, 1921

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

theresa

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1921.8.6.2

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7ddf73f7-e0a1-4418-8937-124bab85afc9

Authority page

441

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26196616

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Monodelphis scalops

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

scalops

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)
  4. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13700) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000082) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/97249078/97249081) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Peramys theresae

(A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1935)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

theresae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

39

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Peramys therezae

(A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

therezae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

416

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Monodelphis therezae

Cabrera & J. Yepes, 1940

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

therezae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Buenos Aires

Monodelphis americana therezae

de Avila-Pires, 1977

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

therezae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Boletim do Museu Nacional

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