Micoureus Lesson 1842

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 : 12

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11343280
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scientific name	Micoureus Lesson 1842
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Micoureus Lesson 1842 View in CoL

Micoureus Lesson 1842 View in CoL , Nouv. Tabl. Regn. Anim. Mammiferes: 186.

Type Species: Didelphis cinerea Temminck 1824

Synonyms: Grymaeomys Burmeister 1854 .

Species and subspecies: 6 species with 10 subspecies:

Species Micoureus alstoni J. A. Allen 1900

Species Micoureus constantiae Thomas 1903

Species Micoureus demerarae Thomas 1905

Subspecies Micoureus demerarae subsp. demerarae Thomas 1905

Subspecies Micoureus demerarae subsp. areniticola Tate 1931

Subspecies Micoureus demerarae subsp. dominus Thomas 1920

Subspecies Micoureus demerarae subsp. esmeraldae Tate 1931

Subspecies Micoureus demerarae subsp. meridae Tate 1931

Species Micoureus paraguayanus Tate 1931

Subspecies Micoureus paraguayanus subsp. paraguayanus Tate 1931

Subspecies Micoureus paraguayanus subsp. travassosi Miranda-Ribeiro 1936

Species Micoureus phaeus (Thomas 1899)

Species Micoureus regina Thomas 1898

Subspecies Micoureus regina subsp. regina Thomas 1898

Subspecies Micoureus regina subsp. germana Thomas 1904

Subspecies Micoureus regina subsp. rapposa Thomas 1899

Discussion: Previously in Marmosa (sensu lato; see Gardner and Creighton, 1989). Micoures Reig et al. (1985) and Micoures Massoia, 1988, are incorrect subsequent spellings of Micoureus Lesson.