Monodelphis touan

(Bechstein, 1799)

Touan 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

Authority citation

Bechstein, J.M. 1799-10-06. Thomas Pennant's allgemeine Uebersicht der vierfüßigen Thiere. Zweyter Band. Industrie-Comptoir, Weimar, 666 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833224

Original name as described

Mustela Touan

Type locality

"Cayenne, French Guiana."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Suriname? · French Guiana · Brazil

Taxonomy notes

split from brevicaudata

Taxonomy notes citation

Pavan, S. E., Rossi, R. V., & Schneider, H. (2012). Species diversity in the Monodelphis brevicaudata complex (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) inferred from molecular and morphological data, with the description of a new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 165(1), 190-223.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000083

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.

Mustela Touan

(Bechstein, 1799)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

touan

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

359 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57833224

Authority publication

Weimar

Viverra touan

(G. K. Shaw, 1800)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

touan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

FMNH:Mamm:21720

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=88ebeefd-b6de-46f9-9b92-be48a2ebff83

Authority page

432

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19632534

Authority publication

London

Name usages

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

Mustela touan

(Daudin, 1802)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

touan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

163

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033413

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Daudin (1802:163, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis tricolor

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tricolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1990-421

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Desmarest (1817:429, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69389)
  3. Desmarest (1821:260, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524024) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  4. Schinz (1825:373, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51523790) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66129)
  5. Lesson (1827:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  6. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Mustela Tuan

(Goldfuss, 1809)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tuan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

246

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498080

Authority publication

Erlangen

Name usages

Goldfuss (1809:246, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47498080) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34654)

Didelphys Tuan

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tuan

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

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

Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Didelphys tricolor

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tricolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

268

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:268) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Giebel (1855:716, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548907) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Murray (1866:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Monodelphis? Dorsigerens

Burnett, 1830

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dorsigerens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909461

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Micoureus tricolor

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tricolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1842:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Cuica tricolor

(Liais, 1872)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tricolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

330

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1168779

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Liais (1872:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1168779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39672)

Monodelphis tricolor

C. O. da C. Vieira, 1950

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tricolor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

359

Authority publication

Arquivos de zoologia do estado de São Paulo

Name usages

Vieira (1950:359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61585)

Monodelphis touan

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

touan

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. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000600) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000083) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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