Tlacuatzin canescens

(J. A. Allen, 1893)

Tehuantepec Gray Mouse Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Ameridelphia
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Marmosini
Genus : Tlacuatzin

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Allen, J.A. 1893-09-22. Description of a new species of opossum from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 5(14):235-236.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897457

Original name as described

Didelphis (Micoureus) canescens

Other common names

Gray Mouse Opossum · Grayish Mouse Opossum · Tlacuatzin

Type material

AMNH MO-2433, AMNH MS-3111

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-2433 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-3111

Type locality

"Santo Domingo de Guzman, Isthmus of Tehuantepec, [Oaxaca], Mexico"

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic

Country distribution

Mexico

Taxonomy notes

previously included populations now attributed to balsasensis, gaumeri, insularis, and sinaloae

Taxonomy notes citation

Arcangeli, J., Light, J. E., & Cervantes, F. A. (2018). Molecular and morphological evidence of the diversification in the gray mouse opossum, Tlacuatzin canescens (Didelphimorphia), with description of a new species. Journal of Mammalogy.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000087

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.

Didelphis (Micoureus) canescens

(J. A. Allen, 1893)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-2433, AMNH MS-3111

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-2433 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-3111

Authority page

235

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26897457

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Marmosa oaxacae

(C. H. Merriam, 1897)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

oaxacae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:68240

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/359b1e4ea-8048-443a-9f17-47cbb3bc37e4

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263252

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Marmosa canescens

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

7

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Tlacuatzin canescens

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Arcangeli, Light & Cervantes (2018:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34506)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000087) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12813/22177663) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Tlacuatzin canescens canescens

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

canescens

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Tlacuatzin canescens oaxacae

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

oaxacae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

147

Authority publication

Barcelona

Name usages

Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:147) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

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