Metachirus nudicaudatus

Metachirus nudicaudatus

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: Metachirini
Genus: Metachirus
Species: Metachirus nudicaudatus

Name

Metachirus nudicaudatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

• Holotype: MNHN 1990-420, adult ♀, mounted skin and skull, collected by Martin.
• Type locality: “L'Amérique méridionale”, labeled as “Cayenne”, French Guiana.

Combinations

• Didelphis nudicaudata É. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1803: 142 [Original combination]
• Didelphis nudicauda Lesson, 1827: 212 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Philander nudicaudus Gray, 1843: 100 [subsequent combination, incorrect subsequent spelling]
• Didelphys (Metachirus) nudicaudata: Trouessart, 1898: 1236 [subsequent combination]
• Philander nudicaudatus: Pine, 1973: 391 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• [Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1803.] Catalogue des mammifères du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. [Paris.] MDZ Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Metachirus nudicaudatus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Guianan Brown Four-eyed Opossum
suomi: Nelisilmäopossumi
polski: Opos nagoogonowy