Marmosops noctivagus

(von Tschudi, 1845)

White-bellied 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

Tschudi, J.J. von. 1845. [Part 4]. Pp. 133–188 in Tschudi, J.J. von. 1844-1845. Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Scheitlin und Zollikofer, St. Gallen, 262 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007932

Original name as described

Didelphys noctivaga

Other common names

Rio Napo Mouse Opossum · White-bellied Slender Mouse Opossum

Type material

MHNN 94.1008A, MHNN 94.1008B, MHNN 94.1008C, ZMB 3375

Type kind

syntypes

Type locality

"der mittleren und tiefen Waldregion." Restricted by G. H. H. Tate in 1933 to "Montaña de Vitoc, near Chanchamayo, Río Perené drainage," Junín, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Brazil · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia

Taxonomy notes

includes dorothea

Taxonomy notes citation

Voss, R. S., Tarifa, T., & Yensen, E. (2004). An introduction to Marmosops (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), with the description of a new species from Bolivia and notes on the taxonomy and distribution of other Bolivian forms. American Museum Novitates, 2004(3466), 1-40.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000117

Country 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.

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.

Thylamys keaysi

(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

keaysi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-16068

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16068

Authority page

198

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Marmosa yungasensis

(Tate, 1931)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

yungasensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-72558

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-72558

Authority page

7

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:23, 24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa dorothea

(O. Thomas, 1911)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dorothea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.7.79

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/16fa67a9-7646-48c6-8972-b442cdfc250c

Authority page

516

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15815236

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Marmosa collega

(O. Thomas, 1920)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

collega

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1920.7.14.40

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a0a62bc0-205d-4e69-a842-ddaf2a0852ec

Authority page

281

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19240079

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Marmosa leucastra

(O. Thomas, 1927)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

leucaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1926.4.1.102

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/68b692bb-7e9c-47bb-b0ab-384aebfee429

Authority page

607

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa noctivaga lugenda

(O. Thomas, 1927)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

lugendus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1927.1.1.178

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a7efa9db-94f6-4498-8aae-19382ad5387f

Authority page

373

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Marmosa impavida neglecta

(Osgood, 1915)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

neglectus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19636

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=468a8fe8-c84a-4d63-ae98-9ebbca8e6ee8

Authority page

187

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2643059

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

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

Didelphys noctivaga

(von Tschudi, 1845)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

noctivagus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNN 94.1008A, MHNN 94.1008B, MHNN 94.1008C, ZMB 3375

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

148

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40007932

Authority publication

St. Gallen

Marmosa stollei

(A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

stollei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 1267

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

372

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

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

Marmosa polita

(Cabrera, 1913)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

politus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNCN 797

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13695979

Authority publication

Trabajos del Museo de Ciencias Naturales

Name usages

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

Marmosa caucae albiventris

(Tate, 1931)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:194378

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fdb2cabc-7c9a-49c2-8e58-ae0cacb6a0b3

Authority page

9

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

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

Marmosa noctivaga

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

noctivaga

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 (1982:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Marmosops dorothea

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dorothea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Marmosops noctivagus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

noctivagus

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 (2015:185) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40508/197313291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphys noctivaga

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

noctivaga

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089025

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Giebel (1855:714, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548905) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

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