Marmosa nicaraguae

O. Thomas, 1905

Nicaraguan Woolly Mouse Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Ameridelphia
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Marmosini
Genus : Marmosa
Subgenus : Micoureus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1905-09-01. New Neotropical Chrotopterus, Sciurus, Neacomys, Coendou, Proechimys, and Marmosa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)16(93):308-314.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214952

Original name as described

Marmosa cinerea nicaraguae

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.31.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5fe9ede9-c03d-474c-af27-f4a70141043a

Type locality

Bluefields, South Caribbean Autonomous Region (Región Autónoma de la Costa Caribe Sur), Nicaragua.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Nicaragua · Costa Rica

Distribution notes

Currently known from three localities in the coastal lowlands of E Nicaragua and E Costa Rica.

Taxonomy notes

split from M. alstoni; moved from Micoureus to Marmosa

Taxonomy notes citation

Voss, R. S., Gutiérrez, E. E., Solari, S., Rossi, R. V., & Jansa, S. A. (2014). Phylogenetic relationships of mouse opossums (Didelphidae, Marmosa) with a revised subgeneric classification and notes on sympatric diversity. American Museum Novitates, 2014(3817), 1-27. · Voss, R. S., Giarla, T. C., & Jansa, S. A. (2021). A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 4. Species of the Alstoni Group (Subgenus Micoureus). American Museum Novitates, 3983, 1-31.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006606

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 cinerea nicaraguae

O. Thomas, 1905

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1905.10.31.5

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5fe9ede9-c03d-474c-af27-f4a70141043a

Authority page

313

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19214952

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Marmosa alstoni nicaraguæ

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:69) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Goodwin (1946:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)

Marmosa (Micoureus) nicaraguae

Voss, Giarla, & Jansa, 2021

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nicaraguae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61530425

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Voss, Giarla & Jansa (2021:11, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/61530425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56912)
  2. Martínez-Fonseca, Trujillo, Westeen, Reid, Hood, Fernández-Mena, Gutiérrez-López, Molina-Loza & Chambers (2024:708) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67553)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006606) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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