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Thylamys tatei Handley 1956

Description

Thylamys tatei Handley 1956

Thylamys tatei Handley 1956, J. Wash. Acad. Sci., 1956 [1957] (46): 402.

Type Locality: "Chasquitambo 9710 m, lat. 10°18'48" S., long. 77°37'20" W.), Ancash, Peru.".

Vernacular Names: Tate's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum.

Distribution: Departments of Ancash and Lima, Peru.

Discussion: Reviewed by Solari (2003). Previously included under T. elegans by Gardner (1993).

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 18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Handley
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Didelphimorphia
Family
Didelphidae
Genus
Thylamys
Species
tatei
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Thylamys tatei Handley, 1956 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.