Monodelphis ronaldi

Solari, 2004

Pine's Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Solari, S. 2004-03. A new species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from southeastern Peru. Mammalian Biology 69(3):145-152.

Authority publication link

https://doi.org/10.1078/1616-5047-00129

Original name as described

Monodelphis ronaldi

Other common names

Ronald's Opossum

Type material

MUSM 17027

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Pakitza, Manu Reserved Zone, Department of Madre de Dios, South-eastern Peru."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Peru · Brazil

Distribution notes

Currently known from the Amazonian lowlands of E Peru (Madre de Dios and Ucayali) and W Brazil (Amazonas) (Brazilian record originally identified as M. handleyi; see Ruelas and Pacheco 2022).

Distribution references

Ruelas, D., & Pacheco, V. (2022). New morphological data and phylogenetic position of the rare short-tailed opossum Monodelphis ronaldi (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) with new records. Mammalian Biology, 102(1), 189-204.

Taxonomy notes

recently described

Taxonomy notes citation

Solari, S. (2004). A new species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from southeastern Peru. Mammalian Biology, 69(3), 145-152.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000079

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. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Monodelphis ronaldi

Solari, 2004

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

ronaldi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MUSM 17027

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

146

Authority publication

Mammalian Biology

Name usages

  1. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136404) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000079) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136404/22171753) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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