Authority citation: Osgood, W.H. 1913-05-31. New Peruvian mammals. Field Museum of Natural History, Zoological Series 10(9):93-100.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4464993
Original name as described: Peramys peruvianus
Nominal names: peruviana (Osgood, 1913) | peruana L. H. Emmons & Feer, 1990 [incorrect subsequent spelling]
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Marsupialia -- Order: Didelphimorphia -- Family: Didelphidae -- Subfamily: Didelphinae -- Tribe: Marmosini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: FMNH:Mamm:19362
Type locality: "Moyobamba," San Martin, Peru.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Peru (PER) | Bolivia (BOL)
Species Status: This species is currently living, it lives in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is newly recognized since MSW3 2005.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Least concern
Species-specific notes: split from M. adusta
Citation: Solari, S. (2007). New species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) from Peru, with notes on M. adusta. Journal of Mammalogy, 88(2), 319-329.
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