Marmosops incanus

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Gray Slender Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Ameridelphia
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Thylamyini
Genus : Marmosops
Subgenus : Marmosops

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lund, P.W. 1840. Blik paa Brasiliens Dyreverden før sidste Jordomvæltning. Tredje Afhandling: Fortsættelse af Pattedyrene. Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 8:217-272.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603009

Original name as described

Didelphis incana

Other common names

Gray Slender Mouse Opossum

Type material

ZMUC L.14, ZMUC L.15, ZMUC 223, ZMUC 224

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"Rio das Velhas," Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000113

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 incana bahiensis

(Tate, 1931)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

bahiensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.9.5.137

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/33cfab10-bcdc-4956-a132-73669a12cb7c

Authority page

8

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Grymaeomys scapulatus

(Burmeister, 1856)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

scapulatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB 2330

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

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

Didelphis incana

(P. W. Lund, 1840)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

incanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC L.14, ZMUC L.15, ZMUC 223, ZMUC 224

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603009

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Marmosa incana

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

incana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Marmosa scapulata

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

scapulata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

8

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Marmosops incanus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

incanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:182) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #12822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #12822) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000113) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/12822/197313574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphis incana

(P. W. Lund, 1839)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

incana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394383

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Didelphys (Marmosa) scapanus

(Trouessart, 1898)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

scapanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1238

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53436451

Authority publication

Berlin

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