Gracilinanus agilis
(Burmeister, 1854)
Agile Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Ameridelphia |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Thylamyini |
| Genus | : Gracilinanus |
Species status
Authority citation
Burmeister, H. 1854. Systematische Uebersicht der Thiere Brasiliens, welche während einer Reise durch die Provinzen von Rio de Janeiro und Minas geraës gesammelt oder beobachtet wurden. Erster Theil. Säugethiere (Mammalia). Georg Reimer, Berlin, 341 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13548343Original name as described
Didelphys agilis
Other common names
Agile Gracile Opossum · Agile Mouse Opossum · Paraguayan Slender Mouse Opossum
Type material
IZH M-27 (= "147")
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Lagoa Santa," Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil · Paraguay
Taxonomy notes
previously included Cryptonanus chacoensis and C. unduaviensis as well as G. peruanus
Taxonomy notes citation
Voss, R. S., Lunde, D. P., & Jansa, S. A. (2005). On the contents of Gracilinanus Gardner and Creighton, 1989, with the description of a previously unrecognized clade of small didelphid marsupials. American Museum Novitates, 2005(3482), 1-36.
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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