Thylamys velutinus

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Dwarf Fat-tailed Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Superorder: incertae sedis
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Subfamily: Didelphinae
Tribe: Thylamyini
Genus: Thylamys
Subgenus: Xerodelphys

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wagner, J.A. 1842. Diagnosen neuer Arten brasilischer Säugthiere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1):356-362.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697575

Original name as described

Didelphys velutina

Other common names

Dwarf Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum · Dwarf Thylamys · Velvety Fat-tailed Opossum

Type material

NMW B-2621

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Ypanema, " São Paulo, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Distribution notes

Known from few localities in the Cerrado of C and SE Brazil.

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000134

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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 velutina

J. A. Wagner, 1842

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

velutinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW B-2621

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Ypanema

Type locality

Brazil: São Paulo: 23°25′48″S, 47°36′W.

Authority page

360

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697575

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Wagner (1842:360, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697575) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20637)
Wagner (1847:155, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387605) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
Giebel (1855:718, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
Murray (1866:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Trouessart (1905:856, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423737) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)

Didelphis pimelura

J. T. Reinhardt, 1851

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

pimelurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC 164

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Brazil: Minas Gerais.

Authority page

v

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7704481

Authority publication

Videnskabelige meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Københaven

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa velutina:

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

velutinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

233

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1933:233) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
Vieira (1950:351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61585)
Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Thylamys velutinus:

A. L. Gardner & Creighton, 1989

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

velutinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

4

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606595

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

Gardner & Creighton (1989:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16904)
Gardner (1993:23) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:176) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40520) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000134) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40520/197307942) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Thylamys velutina:

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1991

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

velutinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

10

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1991:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)

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