Thylamys pallidior

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Pallid 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

Thomas, O. 1902-08-01. On _Marmosa marmota_ and elegans, with descriptions of new subspecies of the latter. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)10(56):158-162.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338962

Original name as described

Marmosa elegans pallidior

Other common names

White-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum · White-bellied Thylamys

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.2.116

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7eb5144-167e-41d0-8535-7c813c2ace17

Type locality

"Challapata, Bolivia."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Bolivia · Chile · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes fenestrae as a synonym

Taxonomy notes citation

Giarla, T. C., Voss, R. S., & Jansa, S. A. (2010). Species limits and phylogenetic relationships in the didelphid marsupial genus Thylamys based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2010(346), 1-67.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000129

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 elegans pallidior

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

pallidior

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.2.2.116

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e7eb5144-167e-41d0-8535-7c813c2ace17

Authority page

161

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338962

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Marmosa elegans fenestrae

(Marelli, 1932)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

fenestrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MACN-Ma 14955

Type kind

neotype

Authority page

68

Authority publication

Memorias del Jardín Zoológico de La Plata

Name usages

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

Thylamys pallidior

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

pallidior

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 (2015:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14888655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14888655) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000129) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14888655/51222283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thylamys fenestrae

G. M. Martin, 2009

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

fenestrae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

337

Authority publication

Mastozoología Neotropical

Name usages

  1. Martin (2009:337) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35020)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199836/22172852) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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