Caluromys (Caluromys) philander (Linnaeus 1758)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Didelphimorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 3-18 : 3

Caluromys (Caluromys) philander (Linnaeus 1758)

[Didelphis] philander Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 54 .

Type Locality: "America;" restricted to Surinam ( Thomas, 1911 a) .

Vernacular Names: Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Caluromys (Caluromys) philander subsp. philander ( Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Caluromys (Caluromys) philander subsp. affinis Wagner 1842

Subspecies Caluromys (Caluromys) philander subsp. dichurus Wagner 1842

Subspecies Caluromys (Caluromys) philander subsp. trinitatis Thomas 1894

Distribution: Venezuela (including Margarita Isl), Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil, and E Bolivia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Caluromys . Didelphys longicaudata Pelzeln, 1883 , and D. macrura Pelzeln, 1883 (not D. macrura Olfers, 1818 [= Thylamy macrura ]) are nomina nuda; dichrura Schinz, 1844, dichrura Cabrera, 1919, and dichrurus Vieira, 1953, are incorrect subsequent spellings of dichura Wagner.