Authority citation: Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033866
Original name as described: Didelphis murina
Nominal names: dorsigera (Linnaeus, 1758) | murina (Linnaeus, 1758) | guianensis (Kerr, 1792) | marina (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) [incorrect subsequent spelling] | muscula (Cabanis, 1848) | musculus (A. Murray, 1866) [incorrect subsequent spelling] | klagesi J. A. Allen, 1900 | chloe O. Thomas, 1907 | parata O. Thomas, 1911 | tobagi O. Thomas, 1911 | duidae Tate, 1931 | roraimae Tate, 1931 | meridionalis A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936 | moreirae A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936
Other common names: Murine Mouse Opossum|Murine Opossum
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Marsupialia -- Order: Didelphimorphia -- Family: Didelphidae -- Subfamily: Didelphinae -- Tribe: Marmosini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1867.4.12.542
Type locality: "Asia, America." Restricted by O. Thomas in 1911 to "Surinam."
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Venezuela (VEN) | Guyana (GUY) | Suriname (SUR) | French Guiana (GUF) | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | Brazil (BRA)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
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