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.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071752

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 specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7460c16b-5475-4d3c-b417-4a0bd8afdede

Type locality

"Para, Brazil."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

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

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000101

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 emiliae

(O. Thomas, 1909)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

emiliae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1909.3.9.10

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7460c16b-5475-4d3c-b417-4a0bd8afdede

Authority page

379

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22071752

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:189) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Husson (1978:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:20, 21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Gracilinanus emiliae

A. L. Gardner & Creighton, 1989

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

emiliae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606597

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Gardner & Creighton (1989:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606597) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16904)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Hershkovitz (1992:36, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2865417) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3921)
  4. Gardner (1993:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  5. Voss, Lunde & Simmons (2001:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10101)
  6. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:170) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000101) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9419/197307208) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Gracilinanus longicaudus

Hershkovitz, 1992

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

longicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:87924

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=e88f27e1-c771-4207-8fae-75150b9ee778

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2865419

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

Hershkovitz (1992:38, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2865419) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3921)

longicaudis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

longicaudis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005:7) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

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