Tlacuatzin gaumeri
(Osgood, 1913)
Yucatán 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
Authority citation
Osgood, W.H. 1913-08-08. Two new mouse opossums from Yucatan. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 26:175-176.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337868Original name as described
Marmosa gaumeri
Other common names
Yucatan Mouse Opossum · Yucatan Gray Mouse Opossum
Type material
FMNH:Mamm:19995
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
Yaxcaba southern Chichen Itza, Yucatán, Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico
Taxonomy notes
split from T. canescens
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
Not Evaluated
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