Marmosops carri
(Redirected from Thylamys carri)
Taxonavigation
editFamilia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Thylamyini
Genus: Marmosops
Subgenus: Marmosops (Sciophanes)
Species: Marmosops carri
Name
editMarmosops carri (J.A. Allen & Chapman, 1897)
- Holotype: AMNH 7314/5922, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by F.M. Chapman on 20 March 1894.
- Type locality: “Caparo, Trinidad”.
Combinations
edit- Thylamys carri J.A. Allen & Chapman, 1897: 27 [Original combination]
- Didelphys (Marmosa) carri: Trouessart, 1905: 856 [subsequent combination]
- Marmosa (Thylamys) carri: Cabrera, 1919: 40 [subsequent combination]
- Marmosops fuscatus carri: Gardner & Creighton, 1989: 66 [subsequent combination]
- Marmosops (Sciophanes) carri: Díaz-Nieto & Voss 2016: 28 [subsequent combination]
References
editPrimary references
edit- Allen, J.A. & Chapman, F.M. 1897. On a second collection of mammals from the island of Trinidad, with descriptions of new species, and a note on some mammals from the island of Dominica, W. I. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 9: 13–30. hdl: 2246/536 PDF 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.
- Díaz-Nieto, J.F. & Voss, R.S. 2016. A revision of the didelphid marsupial genus Marmosops, part 1. Species of the subgenus Sciophanes. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 402: 1–70. DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090-402.1.1 Reference page.
Vernacular names
editEnglish: Carr's Slender Opossum