Glironia venusta

O. Thomas, 1912

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Also as Furry-tailed Opossum.
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Location: Bolivia, Santa Cruz department, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, El Refugio (20L , 711981E 8367677N)Date taken: Sep 18, 2012

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library · MIL ID: 3531

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : incertae sedis
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Glironiinae
Genus : Glironia

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Thomas, O. 1912-02-01. A new genus of opossums and a new tuco-tuco. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (8)9(50):239-241.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638997

Original name as described

Glironia venusta

Other common names

Furry-tailed Opossum

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1912.1.15.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3f3be61f-bf1d-45a9-aeb6-ebb19684ea3d

Type locality

"Pozuzo, " Pazco, Peru.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia · Brazil · French Guiana

Distribution notes

Known from widely scattered localities across tropical South America, including Amazonia (in Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil) S to E Bolivia (Santa Cruz) and SW Brazil (Mato Grosso), including records in SE Colombia, E Brazil, and French Guiana.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000136

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 3 names and synonyms.

Glironia venusta

O. Thomas, 1912

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

venusta

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1912.1.15.7

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/3f3be61f-bf1d-45a9-aeb6-ebb19684ea3d

Authority page

240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18638997

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:12) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Gardner (1993:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  5. Anderson (1997:140) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  6. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  7. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:131) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #9245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #9245) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000136) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9245/22179598) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Glironia aequatorialis

H. E. Anthony, 1926

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

aequatorialis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-71395

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-71395

Authority page

1

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Glironia criniger

H. E. Anthony, 1926

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

criniger

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-71394

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-71394

Authority page

2

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:10) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

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