Marmosa (Micoureus)

Micoureus sp.

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: Marmosini
Genus: Marmosa
Subgenus: Marmosa (Micoureus)
Species (13): M. adleri – M. alstoni – M. constantiae – M. demerarae – M. germana – M. jansae – M. nicaraguae – M. paraguayana – M. parda – M. perplexa – M. phaea – M. rapposa – M. rutteri

Name

Micoureus Lesson, 1842: 186

• Type species: Didelphis cinerea Temminck, 1824, by subsequent designation (Thomas 1888: 340).

References

Primary references

• Lesson, R.-P. 1842. Nouveau tableau du règne animal. Mammifères. Arthus Bertrand: Paris. 204 pp. MDZ Reference page. 

Additional references

• Voss, R.S. & Jansa, S.A. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships and classification of didelphid marsupials, an extant radiation of New World metatherian mammals. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 322: 1–177. hdl: 2246/5975 Reference page. 
• 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 3817: 1–27. DOI: 10.1206/3817.1 ; hdl: 2246/6556 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S., Giarla, T.C., Díaz-Nieto, J.F. & Jansa, S.A. 2020. A revision of the didelphid marsupial genus Marmosa. Part 2. Species of the rapposa group (subgenus Micoureus). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 439: 1–62. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090.439.1.1 Reference page. 
• 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. DOI: 10.1206/3983.1 Reference page. 
• Voss, R.S. & Giarla, T.C. 2021. A Revision of the Didelphid Marsupial Genus Marmosa Part 3. A New Species from Western Amazonia, with Redescriptions of M. perplexa Anthony, 1922, and M. germana Thomas, 1904. American Museum Novitates 3969: 1–28. DOI: 10.1206/3969.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Woolly Mouse Opossums