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Marmosa

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The nineteen species in the genus Marmosa are relatively small Neotropic members of the family Didelphidae. This genus is one of three that are known as mouse opossums. The others are Thylamys (the "fat-tailed mouse opossums") and Tlacuatzin, the grayish mouse opossum. Members of the genus Marmosops used to be called "slender mouse opossums", but are now just called "slender opossums". The six members of the Marmosa subgenus Micoureus, known as "woolly mouse opossums", were formerly considered to be a separate genus, but were moved into Marmosa in 2009. Based on a comparison of sequences of one mitochondrial and three nuclear genes, three new subgenera, Eomarmosa, Exulomarmosa and Stegomarmosa, were recognized by Voss et al. in 2014. Eomarmosa and Exulomarmosa, as well as Marmosa and Micoureus, are thought to be sister taxa, while Stegomarmosa is viewed as sister to Marmosa plus Micoureus. Exulomarmosa is a mostly trans-Andean (west of the Andes) clade.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmosa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	2439860	https://www.gbif.org/species/2439860
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	39970	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=39970

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : Marmosa

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1847
subphylum	Vertebrata	Lamarck 1801
superclass	Gnathostomata	Gegenbauer 1874
-	Osteichthyes
-	Sarcopterygii	Romer 1955
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha
-	Tetrapoda
-	Reptiliomorpha	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Anthracosauria	Säve-Söderbergh 1934
-	Batrachosauria
-	Cotylosauria
-	Amniota	Haeckel 1866
-	Synapsida	Osborn 1903
-	Therapsida
infraorder	Cynodontia
-	Epicynodontia	Hopson and Kitching 2001
infraorder	Eucynodontia	Kemp 1982
-	Probainognathia	Hopson 1990
-	Mammaliamorpha	Rowe 1988
-	Mammaliaformes	Rowe 1988
class	Mammalia	Linnaeus 1758
-	Theriamorpha
-	Theriiformes
-	Trechnotheria	McKenna 1975
-	Cladotheria	McKenna 1975
-	Boreosphenida
subclass	Theria	Parker and Haswell 1897
subclass	Metatheria
-	Marsupialia
order	Didelphimorphia	Gill 1872
family	Didelphidae	Gray 1821
subfamily	Marmosinae	Reig et al. 1987
tribe	Marmosini	Reig et al. 1987
genus	Marmosa	Gray 1821

Common Name

mouse opossum

Scientific Name

Marmosa Gray, 1821

Name Published In

London Med. Repos. vol.15 p.308

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Marmosa	genus	belongs to Didelphidae	implied	Carroll, 1988
Marmosa	genus	belongs to Marmosini	stated with evidence	Patton et al., 1996
Marmosa	genus	belongs to Didelphidae	stated without evidence	Salles et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

12 (92%)

First Recorded Appearance

13.8 - 11.8 Ma
Miocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Marmosinae)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes)

Diet

carnivore

Reproduction

viviparous (based on Theria)

Taphonomy

phosphatic (based on Vertebrata)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution

Common Name(s)

Mouse Opossums, Common Mouse Opossums, Mouse Opossum

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmosa

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Marmosa agilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa alstoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa andersoni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa beatrix species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa bruchi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa budini species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa caucae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa chloe species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa citella species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa collega species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Marmosa contrerasi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	6.80 Ma Miocene	6.80 Ma Miocene
Marmosa demerarae species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Marmosa domina species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Marmosa grenadae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa impavida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa incana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa janetta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa lepida species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Marmosa leucastra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa limae species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Marmosa maranii species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa mexicana species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Mexican Mouse Opposum	1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Marmosa mimetra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa mitis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa murina species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum	1	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Marmosa nesaea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa noctivaga species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa ocellata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa paraguayana species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Marmosa parata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa quichua species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa regina species	listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Marmosa robinsoni species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	0.01 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Marmosa rubra species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Marmosa rutteri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa simonsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa sinaloae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa sobrina species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa tobagi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa tyleriana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa verax species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa waterhousei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Marmosa xerophila species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Eomarmosa Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa, 2014	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Eomarmosa*
Grimaomys Roger, 1896	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Grimaomys*
Grayium Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Grayium*
Asagis Gloger, 1841	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Asagis*
Notogogus Trouessart, 1898	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Notogogus*
Marmosa Rafinesque, 1815	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Marmosa*
Exulomarmosa Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa, 2014	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Exulomarmosa*
Notogus Trouessart, 1898	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Notogus*
Stegomarmosa Pine, 1972	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Stegomarmosa*
Cuica Liais, 1872	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Cuica*
Notagogus Gloger, 1841	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Notagogus*
Grymaeomys Burmeister, 1854	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Didelphimorphia : Didelphidae : *Grymaeomys*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1821	Marmosa Gray
1988	Marmosa Carroll
1996	Marmosa Patton et al. p. 4
2006	Marmosa Salles et al. p. 7
2010	Marmosa Ladaveze and Muizon

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698

Patton J. L., dos Reis S. F., et al (1996) Relationships among didelphid marsupials based on sequence variation in the mitochondrial cytochrome B gene, Journal of Mammalian Evolution 3 1, 3-29

Salles L. O., Cartelle C., et al (2006) Quaternary mammals from Serra do Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, Boletim do Museu Nacional 521, 1-12

Ladaveze S., Muizon C. (2010) Evidence of early evolution of Australidelphia (Metatheria, Mammalia) in South America: phylogenetic relationships of the metatherians from the Late Palaeocene of Itaboraí (Brazil) based on teeth and petrosal bones, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 159 3, 746-784

Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Nowak, Ronald M., 1991: null. Walker's Mammals of the World, vol. 1, 5th ed.. 1629. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (editors). (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd Ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore. 2,142 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

London Med. Reposit., 15 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997, PaleoDB - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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