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Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse, 1839)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Zool. H.M.S. "Beagle," Mammalia p.95

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Didelphimorphia
family
Didelphidae
genus
Thylamys
species
Thylamys elegans

Name

Synonyms
Didelphis elegans Waterhouse, 1839
Marmosa elegans (Waterhouse, 1839)
Homonyms
Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse, 1839)
Common names
Chilean Mouse Opossum in English
Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum in English
Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum in English
Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum in English
Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum in English
Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum in English
Elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum in language.
Elegante Fettschwanzbeutelratte in English
Marmosa coligruesa elegante in English
Opossum élégant in English
Südliches Mausoppussum in German
elegant fat-tailed opossum in language.
Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum in English
Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum in English
Marmosa Elegante in Spanish
Opossum-souris élégant in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
  2. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
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