Tlacuatzin insularis

(C. H. Merriam, 1898)

Tres Marías 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

Merriam, C.H. 1898-01-27. Mammals of Tres Marias Islands, off western Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 12:13-19.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263562

Original name as described

Marmosa insularis

Other common names

Tres Marías Mouse Opossum

Type material

USNM:MAMM:89215

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3084728ad-55eb-4507-a970-7f4aeb856756

Type locality

María Madre I, Tres Marías Is, Nayarit, México.

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

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000089

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.

Marmosa insularis

(C. H. Merriam, 1898)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:89215

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3084728ad-55eb-4507-a970-7f4aeb856756

Authority page

14

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263562

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

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

Marmosa canescens insularis

(Tate, 1933)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1933:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)

Tlacuatzin canescens insularis

Mittermeier & D. E. Wilson, 2015

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

insularis

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)

Tlacuatzin insularis

Arcangeli, Light, & Cervantes, 2018

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

insularis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

153

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Name usages

  1. Arcangeli, Light & Cervantes (2018:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34506)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000089) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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