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--> ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA
--> FAMILY Didelphidae
--> SUBFAMILY Didelphinae
--> GENUS Thylamys
SPECIES Thylamys macrurus
Author: | Olfers, 1818. | Citation: | In W. L. Eschwege, J. Brasilien, Neue Bibliothek. Reisen, 15: 205. | Common Name: | Paraguayan Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum | Type Locality: | "Sudamerica;" restricted to Paraguay, Presidente Hayes, "Tapoua" (= Tapua); see comments. | Distribution: | Paraguay and S Brazil. | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (nt). | Comments: | Based on Azara's (1801:290) "Micouré ŕ queue longue;" therefore, the type locality is Tapua. Previously called T. griseus. The name macroura Illiger, 1815, is a nomen nudum. |
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