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Thylamys pallidior Thomas 1902

Description

Thylamys pallidior Thomas 1902

Thylamys pallidior Thomas 1902, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 10: 161.

Type Locality: Bolivia, Oruro, "Challapata.".

Vernacular Names: White-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum.

Synonyms: Thylamys bruchi (Thomas 1921); Thylamys fenestrae (Marelli 1932); Thylamys pulchella (Cabrera 1934).

Distribution: W and S Peru, N Chile, and S Bolivia as far south as Peninsula Valdéz, Argentina.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Identification of Peruvian and Chilean populations based on Solari (2003). Subspecies are not recognized here; needs revision.

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 17, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Didelphidae
Genus
Thylamys
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Didelphimorphia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Thomas
Species
pallidior
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Thylamys pallidior Thomas, 1902 sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005

References

  • Solari, S. 2003. Diversity and distribution of Thylamys (Didelphidae) in South America, with emphasis on species from the western side of the Andes. Pp. 82 - 101, in Predators with pouches: The biology of carnivorous marsupials (M. E. Jones, C. R. Dickman, and M. Archer, eds.). CSIRO Press, Melbourne, 486 pp.