Marmosa jansae
Voss & Giarla, 2021
Jansa's Woolly Mouse Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Ameridelphia |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Marmosini |
| Genus | : Marmosa |
| Subgenus | : Micoureus |
Species status
Authority citation
Voss, R.S. and Giarla, T.C. 2021-04-01. A revision of the didelphid marsupial genus Marmosa. Part 3. A new species from western Amazonia, with redescriptions of _M. perplexa_ Anthony, 1922, and _M. germana_ Thomas, 1904. American Museum Novitates 3969:1-28.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60784459Original name as described
Marmosa jansae
Type material
ROM:MAM:118880
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"42 km south and 1 km east of Pompeya Sur in Parque Nacional Yasuní, Orellana province, Ecuador."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Colombia · Ecuador · Peru
Distribution notes
Known from the Amazonian lowlands of SE Colombia (Putumayo), E Ecuador, and NE Peru (Loreto).
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Voss, R. S. & Giarla, T. C. (2021) A revision of the didelphid Marsupial genus Marmosa Part 3. A new species from Western Amazonia, with the redescription of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, and M. germana O. Thomas, 1904. American Museum Novitates, 3969, 1-28.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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