Marmosops noctivagus

Marmosops noctivagus

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: Marmosops
Subgenus: Marmosops (Marmosops)
Species: Marmosops noctivagus

Name

Marmosops noctivagus (Tschudi, 1844)

• Syntypes (n=3): MHNN-94.1008A, MHNN-94.1008B and MHNN-94.1008C.
• Type locality: “der mittlern und tiefen Waldregion”, Peru.

Combinations

• Didelphys [sic] noctivaga Tschudi, 1845: 148 [Original combination]
• Marmosops noctivagus: Gardner & Creighton, 1989: 4 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Thylamys keaysi J.A. Allen, 1900
• Marmosa dorothea Thomas, 1911
• Marmosa caucae albiventris Tate, 1931
• Marmosa yungasensis Tate, 1931

References

Primary references

• Tschudi, J.J. von 1844–1846. Untersuchungen über die Fauna Peruana. Therologie. Scheitlin und Zollikofer: St. Gallen. 262 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Gardner, A.L. & Creighton, G.K. 1989. A new generic name for Tate's (1933) Microtarsus group of South American mouse opossums (Marsupialia: Didelphidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102(1): 3–7. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: White-bellied Slender Opossum