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Monodelphis scalops Thomas 1888

Description

Monodelphis scalops Thomas 1888

Monodelphis scalops Thomas 1888, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 6, 1: 158.

Type Locality: " Brazil;" restricted to Rio de Janeiro, Therezôpolis, by Vieira (1949).

Vernacular Names: Long-nosed Short-tailed Opossum.

Distribution: From Espírito Santo, SE Brazil, south Alto Paraguay, Paraguay (Contreras and Silvera Avalos, 1995).

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Reviewed by Pine and Abravaya (1978).

Notes

Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Didelphimorphia, pp. 3-18 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 15, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Didelphimorphia
Family
Didelphidae
Genus
Monodelphis
Species
scalops
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Monodelphis scalops Thomas, 1888 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Vieira, C. O. da C. 1949 [1950]. Xenartros e marsupiais do estado de Sao Paulo. Arquivos de Zoologia do Estado de Sao Paulo, 7: 325 - 362.
  • Contreras, J. R., and W. Silvera Avalos. 1995. Incorporacion del pequeno marsupial Monodelphis scalops Thomas, 1988 [sic] a la mastofauna del Paraguay (Marsupialia: Didelphidae). Notulas Faunisticas, 70: 1 - 2.
  • Pine, R. H., and J. P. Abravaya. 1978. Notes on the Brazilian opossum Monodelphis scalops (Thomas) (Mammalia: Didelphidae). Mammalia, 42: 379 - 382.