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HOME --> CLASS MAMMALIA
--> ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA
--> FAMILY Didelphidae
--> SUBFAMILY Didelphinae
--> GENUS Thylamys
SPECIES Thylamys pusillus
| Author: | Desmarest, 1804. | | Citation: | Tabl. Méth. Hist. Nat., in Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., 24: 19. | | Common Name: | Common Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum | | Type Locality: | Not stated; restricted to Paraguay, Misiones, "San Ignacio," by Tate (1933). | | Distribution: | Paraguay, SE Bolivia, and N Argentina. | | Status: | IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). | | Comments: | The name nana Illiger, 1815, is a nomen nudum and was not validated by Oken, 1816. The name marmota Oken, 1816, is not available; however its usage by Thomas (1902) is valid. |
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| Offspring: | Synonyms:
citella (Thomas, 1912)
marmota (Thomas, 1902)
nana (Olfers, 1818)
verax (Thomas, 1921)
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