Marmosa mexicana

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Mexican Mouse Opossum

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Location:Guatemala, Alta Verapaz, Yalijux Mountains, Chelemha ReserveDate taken:Jan 2, 2007

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Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Merriam, C.H. 1897-03-16. Descriptions of two murine opossums from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11:43-44.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263251

Original name as described

Marmosa murina mexicana

Type material

USNM:MAMM:71526

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a9798c13-d365-424b-acae-59e7f8f55a6f

Type locality

"Juquila, Oaxaca, " Mexico.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama

Distribution notes

Found from NE Mexico (Tamaulipas) through Central America, S to E Panama.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000046

Country distribution map

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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: 11 names and synonyms.

Marmosa murina mexicana

C. H. Merriam, 1897

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:71526

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a9798c13-d365-424b-acae-59e7f8f55a6f

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263251

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1898:96, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16574)
  2. Miller & Rehn (1901:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56790008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35890)

Marmosa mexicana

Bangs, 1902

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

19

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199048

Authority publication

Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

Name usages

  1. Bangs (1902:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4199048) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20608)
  2. Goldman (1920:49, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  3. Tate (1933:128) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  4. Goodwin (1946:287) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  5. Hershkovitz (1951:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2761758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37831)
  6. Miller & Kellogg (1955:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7669821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
  7. Burt & Stirton (1961:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5545)
  8. Handley (1966:755, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15322)
  9. Corbet & Hill (1980:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  10. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:22) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  11. Gardner & Creighton (1989:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34606595) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/16904)
  12. Corbet & Hill (1991:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  13. Gardner (1993:18) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  14. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  15. Rossi, Voss & Lunde (2010:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62193151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3712)
  16. Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa (2014:15, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58785050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/33778)
  17. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:138) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40504) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  20. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000046) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  21. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40504/22173751) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphys murina mexicana

(Trouessart, 1905)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

855

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423736

Authority publication

Berlin

Name usages

Trouessart (1905:855, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423736) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)

Marmosa ruatanica

E. A. Goldman, 1911

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

ruatanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:7785 (= USNM:MAMM:A37700)

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/358a10b7f-c01c-4662-9419-c6cfd0fbf065

Authority page

237

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779580

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1911:237, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3779580) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15132)
  2. Tate (1933:122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)

Marmosa mayensis

Osgood, 1913

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:19994

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=bfc360c0-24b5-45e5-8294-b482c7b45922

Authority page

176

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3337877

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Marmosa mexicana savannarum

E. A. Goldman, 1917

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

savannarum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-18915

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-18915

Authority page

108

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3334900

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1920:50, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  2. Handley (1966:755, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2652309) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15322)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa mexicana mayensis

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

135

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:135) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Hershkovitz (1951:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2761758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37831)
  3. Miller & Kellogg (1955:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7669821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
  4. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa mexicana mexicana

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

mexicana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

132

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Tate (1933:132) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)
  2. Miller & Kellogg (1955:6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7669821) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Marmosa ruatanica ruatanica

Tate, 1933

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

ruatanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

124

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Tate (1933:124) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15868)

Marmosa mitis ruatanica

Hershkovitz, 1951

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

ruatanica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

551

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2761758

Authority publication

Fieldiana Zoology

Name usages

  1. Hershkovitz (1951:551, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2761758) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37831)
  2. Miller & Kellogg (1955:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7669820) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5718)

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