A new species of Monodelphis (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from the Brazilian Amazon

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Series: American Museum novitates, number 3872

By

Pavan, Silvia E , author

Mendes-Oliveira, Ana C. , author
Voss, Robert S. , author

Type

Book

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Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History [2017]

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"February 10, 2017."

We describe a new species of the didelphid marsupial genus Monodelphis from Brazil, where it appears to be widely distributed in the states of Pará, Mato Grosso, Rondônia, and Acre. Monodelphis saci, new species, belongs to the subgenus Mygalodelphys, and analyses of DNA sequence data suggest that it is most closely related to M. handleyi, M. osgoodi, and M. peruviana. Diagnostic morphological traits include pelage coloration, qualitative aspects of craniodental morphology, and a distinctive range of morphometric variation. The new species has sometimes been misidentified in the literature as M. kunsi, a distinct but apparently allopatric taxon. Monodelphis saci occurs sympatrically with M. emiliae, M. glirina, and M. touan in the rainforested lowlands south of the Amazon River.

Subjects

Amazon River Region , Brazil , Classification , Mammals , Monodelphis saci , Rain forest animals , Short-tailed opossums

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3872 2017

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/3872.1
OCLC: 971983329