Monodelphis iheringi

(O. Thomas, 1888)

Ihering's Three-striped Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Superorder: incertae sedis
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Subfamily: Didelphinae
Tribe: Marmosini
Genus: Monodelphis
Subgenus: Microdelphys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1888-02-01. Diagnoses of four new species of Didelphys. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6)1(2):158-159.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195154

Original name as described

Didelphys (Peramys) Iheringi

Other common names

Flat-headed Opossum · Ihering's Short-tailed Opossum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1882.9.30.43

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e78fbf56-2607-44cd-bffd-be59a768f4d6

Type locality

"Rio Grande do Sul." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1888 to "Taquara, " Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Distribution notes

Atlantic Forest of SE Brazil from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000072

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 5 names and synonyms.

Didelphys (Peramys) Iheringi

O. Thomas, 1888

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

iheringi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1882.9.30.43

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

Hab. Rio Grande do Sul (Dr. H. von Ihering).

Type locality

Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul: 29°39′S, 50°46′48″W.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e78fbf56-2607-44cd-bffd-be59a768f4d6

Authority page

159

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195154

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1888:159, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26195154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9348)

Didelphys jheringi:

Trouessart, 1905

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

jheringi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

857

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423738

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1905:857, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423738) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)

Peramys iheringii:

de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

iheringii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

415

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Monodelphis iheringii:

C. O. da C. Vieira, 1950

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

iheringii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

namecombination · incorrectsubsequent_spelling

Authority page

357

Authority publication

Arquivos de zoologia do estado de São Paulo

Name usages

Vieira (1950:357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61585)

Monodelphis iheringi:

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

iheringi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:25) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Gardner (1993:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:153) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13695) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13695/197307475) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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