Taxonomy Profile: Monodelphis (Burnett 1830)

Monodelphis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Microdelphys
Burmeister 1856
Microdidelphys
Trouessart 1898
Common Name(s):
short-tailed opossums []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Monodelphis: 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 : Monodelphis
short-tailed opossums |
Monodelphis Direct Children(s):
Monodelphis adusta
(Thomas 1897)
Monodelphis americana
(Müller 1776)
Monodelphis brevicaudata
(Erxleben 1777)
Monodelphis dimidiata
(Wagner 1847)
Monodelphis domestica
(Wagner 1842)
Monodelphis emiliae
(Thomas 1912)
Monodelphis iheringi
(Thomas 1888)
Monodelphis kunsi
(Pine 1975)
Monodelphis maraxina
(Thomas 1923)
Monodelphis osgoodi
(Doutt 1938)
Monodelphis rubida
(Thomas 1899)
Monodelphis scalops
(Thomas 1888)
Monodelphis sorex
(Hensel 1872)
Monodelphis theresa
(Thomas 1921)
Monodelphis unistriata
(Wagner 1842)
Monodelphis glirina
(Wagner 1842)
Monodelphis palliolata
(Osgood 1914)
Monodelphis umbristriata
(Miranda-Ribeiro 1936)
Monodelphis: 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:
Monodelphis
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nowak, Ronald M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Walker's Mammals of the World, vol. 1, 5th ed.
Page(s):
1629
Publisher:
The Johns Hopkins UniversityPress
Publication Place:
Baltimore and London
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-3970-X/
Notes:
Reference for:
Monodelphis
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:
Monodelphis
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:
Monodelphis
Monodelphis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Monodelphis: Comments