Metachirus myosuros

(Temminck, 1824)

Common Brown Four-eyed Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : incertae sedis
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Metachirini
Genus : Metachirus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Temminck, C.J. 1824-10-30. Livraisons 1–3. Pp. 1–72 in Temminck, C.J. 1827. Monographies de Mammalogie. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne, Paris, 268 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681147

Original name as described

Didelphis myosuros

Type material

NMW B-2589

Type kind

lectotype

Type locality

Ipanema, São Paulo, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Mexico · Guatemala · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama · Colombia · Venezuela · Ecuador · Peru · Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Argentina

Distribution notes

As currently defined, found from S Mexico (S Chiapas) through Central America (confirmed from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama) and into South America, where found in Colombia, Venezuela, E Ecuador, Peru, N Bolivia, E Paraguay, NE Argentina, and Brazil in Amazonian and the Atlantic Forest; the full distribution of this species has not been fully established.

Distribution references

Trujillo, L. A., & Escobar-Anleu, B. I. (2023). First record of the genus Metachirus in Guatemala. Therya Notes, 4, 97-100.

Taxonomy notes

split from M. nudicaudatus

Taxonomy notes citation

Voss, R. S., Fleck, D. W., & Jansa, S. A. (2019). Mammalian diversity and Matses ethnomammalogy in Amazonian Peru Part 3: Marsupials (Didelphimorphia). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2019(432), 1-90.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000091

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

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.

Didelphis myosuros

(Temminck, 1824)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

myosuros

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

NMW B-2589

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

38

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681147

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:210, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Didelphys myosuros

(von Tschudi, 1844)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

myosuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

250

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089025

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Name usages

Tschudi (1844:250, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089025) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)

Didelphis myosurus

(Schmarda, 1853)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

myosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

559

Authority publication

Vienna

Name usages

Schmarda (1853:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)

Didelphys myosurus

(Burmeister, 1854)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

myosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

135

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13548339

Authority publication

Berlin

Cuica myosuros

(Liais, 1872)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

myosuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

330

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1168779

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Liais (1872:330, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1168779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39672)

Metachirus nudicaudatus colombianus

J. A. Allen, 1900

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

colombianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-15448

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-15448

Authority page

196

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1912:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20628)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Metachirus tschudii

J. A. Allen, 1900

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tschudii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MO-10107, AMNH MS-11815

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-mo-10107 http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-11815

Authority page

195

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Metachirus nudicaudatus bolivianus

J. A. Allen, 1901

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

bolivianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.6.7.73

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ce83f2d1-5732-44b9-be9d-8f37f35539c6

Authority page

411

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Anderson (1997:155) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Metachirus nudicaudatus colombica

J. A. Allen, 1901

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

colombica

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

412

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Metachirus nudicaudatus phaeurus

O. Thomas, 1901

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

phaeurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.3.19.44

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/deaf94d4-62fa-4d06-bf80-451e35215c09

Authority page

545

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24345421

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Metachirus nudicaudatus dentaneus

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dentaneus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:172732

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/384b72a4d-29fc-4c8b-91ac-346ed9a1dc8d

Authority page

2

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813686

Authority publication

Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections

Name usages

  1. Goldman (1912:2, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8813686) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20628)
  2. Goldman (1920:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  3. Goodwin (1946:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  4. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Metachirus nudicaudatus tschudii

Osgood, 1914

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

tschudii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646788

Authority publication

Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series

Name usages

  1. Osgood (1914:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Metachirus nudicaudatus antioquiae

J. A. Allen, 1916

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

antioquiae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-37751

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-37751

Authority page

83

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Metachirus nudicaudatus imbutus

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

imbutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1913.10.24.71

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3d81e58b-2904-4fd2-aeb7-aede9bbd4ba8

Authority page

605

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355863

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Metachirus nudicaudatus infuscus

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

infuscus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1902.7.27.8

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/74e97260-e7ec-4d7c-a3f5-9d5f2af61ad5

Authority page

606

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355864

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

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

Metachirus nudicaudatus modestus

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

modestus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1903.2.3.38

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e84d2527-01dd-4c1f-8581-4528821e021b

Authority page

606

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355864

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Metachirus nudicaudatus myosuros

O. Thomas, 1923

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

myosuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

606

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355864

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Metachirus nudicaudatus personatus

A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

personatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MN 1218

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

351

Authority publication

Revista do Museu Paulista

Name usages

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

Metachirus nudicaudatus myosurus

C. O. da C. Vieira, 1950

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

myosurus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

353

Authority publication

Arquivos de zoologia do estado de São Paulo

Name usages

Vieira (1950:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61585)

Metachirus nudicaudatus inbutus

A. L. Gardner & Dagosto, 2008

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

inbutus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

37

Authority publication

Chicago

Metachirus myosuros

Martínez-Fonseca, L. A. Trujillo, Westeen, F. A. Reid, C. Hood, Fernández-Mena, Gutiérrez-López, Molina-Loza, & Chambers, 2024

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

myosuros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

709

Authority publication

Check List

Name usages

  1. Martínez-Fonseca, Trujillo, Westeen, Reid, Hood, Fernández-Mena, Gutiérrez-López, Molina-Loza & Chambers (2024:709) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67553)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000091) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)

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