Glironia venusta
O. Thomas, 1912
Bushy-tailed Opossum
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
Superorder | : Ameridelphia |
Order | : Didelphimorphia |
Family | : Didelphidae |
Subfamily | : Glironiinae |
Genus | : Glironia |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Thomas, O. 1912-02-01. A new genus of opossums and a new tuco-tuco. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(50):239-241.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638997Original name as described
Glironia venusta
Other common names
Furry-tailed Opossum
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1912.1.15.7
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3f3be61f-bf1d-45a9-aeb6-ebb19684ea3dType locality
"Pozuzo," Pazco, Peru.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · French Guiana
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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