Monodelphis semilineata
I. C. V. Borges, C. A. O. Silva, & P. R. Gonçalves, 2026
Half-striped Short-tailed Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : incertae sedis |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Marmosini |
| Genus | : Monodelphis |
| Subgenus | : Microdelphys |
Species status
Authority citation
Borges, I.C.V., Silva, C.A.O. and Gonçalves, P.R. 2026-04-09. A new species of Three-striped Opossum Monodelphis (Microdelphys) with an updated hypothesis for its diversification in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of Mammalogy (in press).
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Original name as described
Monodelphis (Microdelphys) semilineata
Type material
MN 93431
Type kind
holotype
Type locality
"Mata da Fazenda, Cabiúnas, Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (22°17'03.4″S, 41°43'58.1″W)."
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil
Distribution notes
Found in lowland and submontane forest fragments in Rio de Janeiro state (in Macaé, Paracambi, and Silva Jardim municipalities), SE Brazil, at an altitude of 50-500 m.
Taxonomy notes
recently described
Taxonomy notes citation
Borges, I.C.V., Silva, C.A.O. and Gonçalves, P.R. 2026. A new species of Three-striped Opossum Monodelphis (Microdelphys) with an updated hypothesis for its diversification in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Journal of Mammalogy (in press). doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyag020
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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