Thylamys venustus

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Buff-bellied 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/19338960

Original name as described

Marmosa elegans venusta

Other common names

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

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.1.120

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7119018f-283b-42f3-b3c5-2e90a14f6e40

Type locality

"Paratani, W. of Cochabamba," Cochabamba, Bolivia.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Bolivia · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

includes cinderella 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

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000135

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 cinderella

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

cinderella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.9.20

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3ff6ccec-902a-483a-8490-901d0c05581a

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338960

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1920:196, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18636965) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16393)

Marmosa elegans venusta

(O. Thomas, 1902)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

venustus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.1.120

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7119018f-283b-42f3-b3c5-2e90a14f6e40

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338960

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Thylamys cinderella

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

cinderella

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/51343307/22173237) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thylamys venustus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

venustus

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 (2015:179) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136626) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136626/22172283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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