Marmosops impavidus (Tschudi 1845)

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 : 10

Marmosops impavidus (Tschudi 1845)

[Marmosops] impavidus (Tschudi 1845) , Fauna Peruana, Vol. 1: 149.

Type Locality: "Der mittleren und tiefen Waldregion;" interpreted by Cabrera (1958:16) as Perú, Junín, "Montaña de Vitoc, cerca de Chanchamayo." .

Vernacular Names: Tschudi's Slender Opossum.

Synonyms: Marmosops albiventris (Tate 1931) ; Marmosops caucae (Thomas 1900) ; Marmosops celicae (Anthony 1922) ; Marmosops madescens ( Osgood 1913) ; Marmosops ocellata (Tate 1931) ; Marmosops oroensis (Anthony 1922) ; Marmosops purui (Miller 1913) ; Marmosops sobrina (Thomas 1913) ; Marmosops ucayaliensis (Tate 1931) .

Distribution: Darién of Panamá to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, W Brazil, and E Bolivia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: This taxon is too poorly known to assign names to subspecies with confidence.