Reviews of the mouse opossums Marmosa parvidens and Marmosa invicta (Mammalia: Marsupialia: Didelphidae) with description of a new species
Mammalia
1981
Journal Article
45
1
55-70
Parque Nacional del Manu Animals Chordates Vertebrates Mammals Marsupials Marmosa parvidens Marmosa invicta new species taxonomy systematics Madre de Dios Bibliography
M. parvidens is widely distributed in tropical South America. The nominate form occurs in portions of Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela, Colombia and Peru. M. p. pinheiroi ssp. nov. is named from Amapa, Brazil, M. p. woodalli ssp. nov. is named from the vicinity of Belem, Para, Brazil, and M. p. bishopi ssp. nov. is named from the Mato Grosso. M. p. juninensis, stat. nov. (M. juninensis Tate), is a very poorly known form from Peru. M. invicta is a distinct species related to M. parvidens and is recorded only from Panama. M. handleyi sp. nov. is named from Colombia where it is sympatric with M. parvidens.