Thylamys pusillus (Desmarest 1804)

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 : 17

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[Thylamys] pusillus (Desmarest 1804) , Tabl. Meth. Hist. Nat., in: Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat., Vol. 24: 19.

Type Locality: Not stated; restricted to Paraguay, Misiones, "San Ignacio," by Tate (1933).

Vernacular Names: Common Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum.

Synonyms: Thylamys citella (Thomas 1912) ; Thylamys nana ( Olfers 1818) ; Thylamys verax (Thomas 1921) .

Distribution: Paraguay, SE Bolivia, and N Argentina.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: The name nana Illiger, 1815 , is a nomen nudum and was not validated by Oken, 1816. The name marmota Oken, 1816, is not available; however its usage by Thomas (1902) is valid.