Metachirus nudicaudatus

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Guianan 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
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É. 1803. Catalogue des Mammifères du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Privately published, Paris, 272 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/view/bsb10482289?page=146

Original name as described

Didelphis nudicaudata

Type material

MNHN 1990-420

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Cayenne, " French Guiana.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Guyana · Suriname · French Guiana · Brazil

Distribution notes

Restricted to the Guianan Shield (W Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, NE Brazil), although the species is only currently confirmed from NE Amazonia and whether it occurs throughout the Guianan Shield is uncertain.

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. myosuros

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

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000092

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 nudicaudata

(É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN 1990-420

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

142

Authority page URI

https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/view/bsb10482289?page=146

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:142, https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/view/bsb10482289?page=146) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  2. Desmarest (1817:424, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18038119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69389)
  3. Ranzani (1820:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807909) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
  4. Desmarest (1821:257, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524021) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
  5. Schinz (1821:887, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529648) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  6. Lesson (1842:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  7. Rehn (1900:577, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40737661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44348)

Didelphis nudicauda

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nudicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207680

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:212, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Didelphys nudicaudata

(J. B. Fischer, 1829)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

265

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:265) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Giebel (1855:710, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  3. Murray (1866:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Philander nudicaudus

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nudicaudus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

100

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729757

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Dasyurus nudicauda

(Gistel, 1848)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nudicauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

245

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781122

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Gistel (1848:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)

Metachirus nudicaudatus

E. A. Goldman, 1912

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

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. Osgood (1914:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646788) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  3. Goldman (1920:53, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30263165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9520)
  4. Tate (1939:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9796)
  5. Goodwin (1946:284) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  6. Vieira (1950:353) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61585)
  7. Husson (1978:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  8. Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  9. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:24) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  10. Corbet & Hill (1991:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  11. Gardner (1993:20) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  12. Anderson (1997:154) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  13. Voss, Lunde & Simmons (2001:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10101)
  14. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  15. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:14) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  16. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  17. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  18. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40509) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  19. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000092) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  20. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40509/197311536) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Metachirus nudicaudatus nudicaudatus

Husson, 1978

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

nudicaudatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

28

Authority publication

Zoölogische Monographieën

Name usages

  1. Husson (1978:28) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35225)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

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