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Paraguayan Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
Thylamys macrurus (Olfers, 1818)
Also calledOpossum a longue queue (fra) · Paraguay-Fettschwanzbeutelratte (deu) · catita (por) · Opossum-souris à longue queue (fra)
First described in: In W. L. Eschwege, J. Brasilien, Neue Bibliothek. Reisen vol.15 p.205
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Discussion: Based on Azara's (1801: 290) " Micouré à queue longue; " therefore, the type locality is Tapua. Previously called T. griseus. The name macroura Illiger, 1815, is a nomen nudum.
Order Didelphimorphia
materials_examined
Type Locality: " Sudamerica; " restricted to Paraguay, Presidente Hayes, " Tapoua " (= Tapua); see comments.
Order Didelphimorphia
discussion
COMMENTS: Based on Azara's (1801: 290) " Micouré à queue longue; " therefore, the type locality is Tapua. Previously called T. griseus.
Order Didelphimorphia
materials_examined
TYPE LOCALITY: " Sudamerica; " restricted to Paraguay, Presidente Hayes, " Tapoua " (= Tapua); see comments.
Order Didelphimorphia
Where it has been recorded
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439911.