Gracilinanus emiliae

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Emilie's 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. 1909-04-01. New species of _Œcomys_ and Marmosa from Amazonia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)3(16):378-380.

Original name as described

Marmosa emiliae

Other common names

Emilia's Gracile Mouse Opossum · Emilia's Gracile Opossum · Emilia's Opossum · Long-tailed Gracile Mouse Opossum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1909.3.9.10

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Para, Brazil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil · Peru

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Country distribution map

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