Thylamys sponsorius
(O. Thomas, 1921)
Argentine 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. 1921-02-01. New Rhipidomys, Akodon, Ctenomys, and Marmosa from the Sierra Santa Barbara, S.E. Jujuy. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)7(38):183-187.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15626601Original name as described
Marmosa elegans sponsoria
Other common names
Argentine Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum · Argentine Thylamys
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1921.1.1.85
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e0d8cca7-25fc-4b4f-8aa2-4e2d498f5a87Type locality
"Sunchal, 1200 m," Sierra de Santa Bárbara, Jujuy, Argentina.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Bolivia · Argentina
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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