Chacodelphys formosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Thylamyini
Genus: Chacodelphys
Species: Chacodelphys formosa

Name

Chacodelphys formosa (Shamel, 1930)

Holotype: USNM 236330, adult ♂, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Linda Vista near the Riacho Pilaga, about 200 km northwest of Formosa, Provincia Formosa, Argentina”.

Synonyms

• Marmosa muscula Shamel, 1930: 83 [original description, preoccupied by Didelphys (Marmosa) musculus Cabanis, 1848]
• Marmosa formosa Shamel, 1930: 311 [replacement name]
• Chacodelphys formosa: Voss, Gardner & Jansa, 2004: 2 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Shamel, H.H. 1930. A new murine opossum from Argentina. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 20: 83–84. BHL
• Shamel, H.H. 1930. A new name for Marmosa muscula Shamel. Journal of Mammalogy 11(3): 311. DOI: 10.2307/1374153
• Voss, R.S., Gardner, A.L. & Jansa, S.A. 2004. On the relationships of Marmosa formosa Shamel, 1930 (Marsupialia, Didelphidae), a phylogenetic puzzle from the Chaco of northern Argentina. American Museum Novitates 3442: 1–18. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0082(2004)442<0001:OTROMF>2.0.CO;2 ; hdl: 2246/2807 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Teta, P. & Pardiñas, U.F.J. 2007. Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae, Chacodelphys formosa (Shamel, 1930): Range extension. Check List 3(4): 333–335. Full article (PDF)

Links

• Chacodelphys formosa in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Chacodelphys formosa  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy Opossum
español: Marmosa pigmea de El Chaco