Taxonomy Profile: Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister 1854)

Gracilinanus agilis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Agile Gracile Opossum []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gracilinanus agilis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Metatheria
Order : Didelphimorphia
marsupials |
American marsupials |
cuica |
didelfimorfo |
gambá |
marsupial |
mucura |
Family : Didelphidae
opossoms |
American opossums |
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Genus : Gracilinanus
Species : Gracilinanus agilis
Agile Gracile Opossum |
Gracilinanus agilis Direct Children(s):
Gracilinanus agilis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alfred L. Gardner
Notes:
Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Reference for:
Gracilinanus agilis
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Gracilinanus agilis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Gracilinanus agilis
Gracilinanus agilis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
South America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Gracilinanus agilis: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Anderson (1997) recognized three subspecies in Bolivia, and Flores et al. (2000) recognized G. a. chacoensis in Argentina; however, limits between subspecies are unclear and the species is treated here as monotypic pending revision. Costa et al. (2003) detailed differences between G. agilis and G. microtarsus, two taxa that Gardner (1993) suggested could prove conspecific
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Lower Risk (nt)