Gracilinanus dryas
(O. Thomas, 1898)
Wood Sprite Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Ameridelphia |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Thylamyini |
| Genus | : Gracilinanus |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1898-06-01. On seven new small mammals from Ecuador and Venezuela. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)1(6):451-457.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365679Original name as described
Marmosa dryas
Other common names
Wood Sprite Gracile Mouse Opossum · Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1898.5.15.2
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e397aaf1-a6b9-4b9f-9b2b-083ebba24c0cType locality
"Culata, Merida, Venezuela."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Venezuela
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
Species Permalink
https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000100Country distribution map
The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.
Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.