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Thylamys macrura

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Thylamys macrura (Olfers, 1818). In W. L. Eschwege, J. Brasilien, Neue Bibliothek. Reisen. 15:205.

TYPE LOCALITY: "Sudamerica;" restricted to Paraguay, Presidente Hayes, "Tapoua" (= Tapua); see comments.

DISTRIBUTION: Paraguay and S Brazil.

SYNONYMS: grisea Desmarest, 1827.

COMMENTS: Based on Azara's (1801:290) "Micouré à queue longue;" therefore, the type locality is Tapua. Previously called T. griseus.

Notes

Published as part of Alfred L. Gardner, 1993, Order Didelphimorphia, pp. 15-23 in Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition), Washington and London :Smithsonian Institution Press on page 23, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7353070

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Scientific name authorship
Olfers
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Order
Didelphimorphia
Family
Didelphidae
Genus
Thylamys
Species
macrura
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Thylamys macrura (Olfers, 1818) sec. Gardner, 1993

References

  • Azara, F., de. 1801. Essais sur l'histoire naturelle des quadrupedes de la province du Paraguay. Traduits sur le manuscrit inedit de l'auteur, Pra. M. L. E. Moreau-Saint-Mery. Charles Pougens, Paris, 1: 1 - 366; 2: 1 - 499.