Thylamys velutinus

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Dwarf Fat-tailed Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1842. Diagnosen neuer Arten brasilischer Säugthiere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1):356-362.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697575

Original name as described

Didelphys velutina

Other common names

Dwarf Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum · Dwarf Thylamys · Velvety Fat-tailed Opossum

Type material

NMW B-2621

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Ypanema," São Paulo, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000134

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.

Didelphys velutina

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

velutinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW B-2621

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697575

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1847:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  2. Giebel (1855:718, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Didelphis pimelura

(J. T. Reinhardt, 1851)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

pimelurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC 164

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

v

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7704481

Authority publication

Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Københaven

Name usages

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

Marmosa velutina

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

velutina

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 (1982:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Thylamys velutinus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

velutinus

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 #40520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40520/197307942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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