Marmosops caucae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Metatheria
Cladus: Marsupialiformes
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Superordo: Ameridelphia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Thylamyini
Genus: Marmosops
Subgenus: Marmosops (Marmosops)
Species: Marmosops caucae

Name

Marmosops caucae (Thomas, 1900)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1899.9.6.51, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by J.H. Batty in August 1897.
  • Type locality: “Rio Cauqueta, a tributary of the Cauca, near Cali, Colombia. Alt. 1000 m”.

Combinations

  • Marmosa caucae Thomas, 1900: 221 [Original combination]

Synonyms

  • Marmosops impavidus neblina Gardner, 1989: 414
    • Holotype: USNM 560725, adult ♂, skin and skull, collected by A.L. Gardner on 5 February 1985.
    • Type locality: “Camp VII (00°50'40"N, 65°58'10"W), 1800 m, Cerro de la Neblina, Territorio Federal Amazonas, Venezuela”.

References

Primary references

  • Thomas, O. 1900. Descriptions of new Neotropical Mammals. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7 5(26): 217–222. BHL Reference page. 
  • Gardner, A.L. 1990. Two new mammals from southern Venezuela and comments on the affinities of the highland fauna of Cerro de la Neblina. pp. 411-424. In: Redford, K.H. & Eisenberg, J.F. (Eds.). Advances in Neotropical Mammalogy. Sandhill Crance Press, Gainesville, USA. 614p. ISBN 978-1-87774-302-3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Tschudi's Slender Opossum
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