Marmosops juninensis

(Tate, 1931)

Junin Slender Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Tate, G.H.H. 1931-09-26. Brief diagnoses of twenty-six apparently new forms of Marmosa (Marsupialia) from South America. American Museum Novitates 493:1-14.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/169751

Original name as described

Marmosa juninensis

Type material

AMNH M-63864

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-63864

Type locality

"Utcuyacu, between Tarma and Chanchamayo, Province of Junin, Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru

IUCN Red List status

Vulnerable

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000115

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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 juninensis

(Tate, 1931)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

juninensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-63864

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-63864

Authority page

13

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Marmosops juninensis

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

juninensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #100000576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #100000576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000115) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136364/22178449) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Marmosops juninesis

D. A. Flores, 2004

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

juninesis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

133

Authority publication

Mastozoología Neotropical

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