Authority citation: Thomas, O. 1902-08-01. On Marmosa marmota and elegans, with descriptions of new subspecies of the latter. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7)10(56):158-162.
Authority publication link: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338960 | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19338961
Original name as described: Marmosa elegans venusta
Nominal names: cinderella (O. Thomas, 1902) | venustus (O. Thomas, 1902)
Other common names: Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum|Buff-bellied Thylamys
Taxonomy
Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Marsupialia -- Order: Didelphimorphia -- Family: Didelphidae -- Subfamily: Didelphinae -- Tribe: Thylamyini
Type specimen voucher catalogue number: BMNH:Mamm:1902.1.1.120
Type locality: "Paratani, W. of Cochabamba," Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Bolivia (BOL) | Argentina (ARG)
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:
Species-specific notes: includes cinderella as a synonym
Citation: Giarla, T. C., Voss, R. S., & Jansa, S. A. (2010). Species limits and phylogenetic relationships in the didelphid marsupial genus Thylamys based on mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 2010(346), 1-67.
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