Thylamys elegans

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1839-09. Part 10. Pp. 49–100 in Waterhouse, G.R. 1839. The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Part II. Mammalia. Smith, Elder and Co., London, 97 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299833

Original name as described

Didelphis elegans

Other common names

Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum · Chilean Mouse Opossum · Elegant Thylamys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.29.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/62671e8c-08f6-4774-b61f-73076019a4c2

Type locality

"Valparaiso," Valparaíso, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000126

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.

Didelphis hortenis

(J. Reid, 1837)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

hortenis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570889

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Didelphis elegans

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1839)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1853.8.29.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/62671e8c-08f6-4774-b61f-73076019a4c2

Authority page

95

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299833

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Gay (1847:84, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26256532) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37640)

Micoureus elegans

(Lesson, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

186

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Lahille (1899:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Didelphys elegans

(Giebel, 1855)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

715

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548906

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:715, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548906) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Murray (1866:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Matschie (1898:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)

Didelphys soricina

(R. A. Philippi, 1894)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

soricinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHNCL (number not known)

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

36

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6415051

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Matschie (1898:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa elegans

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

158

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338959

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1902:158, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338959) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35019)
  2. Thomas (1920:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)
  3. Tate (1933:213) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  4. Osgood (1943:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  6. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Marmosa elegans coquimbensis

(Tate, 1931)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

coquimbensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:22302

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=4f3e70e8-e8a8-4c46-82f5-f149be65bcc2

Authority page

14

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Osgood (1943:47, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778057) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa elegans elegans

(Tate, 1933)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

214

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:214) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Osgood (1943:44, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778054) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)

Marmosa elegans soricina

(Tate, 1933)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

soricinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

216

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:216) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Osgood (1943:48, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2778058) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5651)

Thylamys elegans

A. L. Gardner & Creighton, 1989

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

elegans

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606595

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Gardner & Creighton (1989:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16904)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1991:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  3. Gardner (1993:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  4. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  9. D'Elía, Canto-Hernández, Ossa, Verde-Arregoitia, Bostelmann, Iriarte, Amador, Quiroga-Carmona, Hurtado, Cadenillas & Valdez (2020:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67620)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000126) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40517/22172461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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