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Thylamys Gray, 1843
Taxonomic Serial No.: 609790

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2025

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cord�s, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vert�br�s, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammif�res, mam�fero, mammals
	Subclass	Theria Parker and Haswell, 1897
	Infraclass	Metatheria Huxley, 1880
	Order	Didelphimorphia Gill, 1872 – didelfimorfo, American marsupials, marsupial
	Family	Didelphidae Gray, 1821 – opossoms, American opossums
	Subfamily	Didelphinae Gray, 1821
	Tribe	Thylamyini Hershkovitz, 1992
	Genus	Thylamys Gray, 1843
		Direct Children:
	Species	Thylamys citellus (Thomas, 1912) – Mesopotamian Fat-tailed Opossum
	Species	Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse, 1839) – Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum, Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum
	Species	Thylamys karimii (Petter, 1968) – Karimi's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum, Karimi's Fat-tailed Opossum
	Species	Thylamys macrurus (Olfers, 1818) – Paraguayan Fat-tailed Opossum, Paraguayan Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
	Species	Thylamys pallidior (Thomas, 1902) – White-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum, Pallid Fat-tailed Opossum
	Species	Thylamys pulchellus (Cabrera, 1934) – Dry Chaco Fat-tailed Opossum
	Species	Thylamys pusillus (Desmarest, 1804) – Common Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum, Common Fat-tailed Opossum, Chacoan Fat-tailed Opossum
	Species	Thylamys sponsorius (Thomas, 1921) – Argentine Fat-tailed Opossum, Argentine Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum
	Species	Thylamys tatei (Handley, 1957) – Tate's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum, Tate's Fat-tailed Opossum
	Species	Thylamys velutinus (Wagner, 1842) – Dwarf Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum, Dwarf Fat-tailed Opossum
	Species	Thylamys venustus (Thomas, 1902) – Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Opossum, Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Alfred L. Gardner
	Notes:	Curator of North American mammals and Chief of Mammal Section, National Biological Service, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
	Reference for:	Thylamys

	Other Source(s):
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	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Burgin, Connor J., Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, et al.
	Publication Date:	2020
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Monotremata to Rodentia
	Page(s):	631
	Publisher:	Lynx Edicions
	Publication Place:	Barcelona
	ISBN/ISSN:	978-84-16728-343
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Thylamys

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
	Publication Date:	1993
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
	Page(s):	xviii + 1207
	Publisher:	Smithsonian Institution Press
	Publication Place:	Washington, DC, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	1-56098-217-9
	Notes:	Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
	Reference for:	Thylamys

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
	Publication Date:	2005
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
	Page(s):	2142
	Publisher:	Johns Hopkins University Press
	Publication Place:	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-8018-8221-4
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Thylamys

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wilson, Don E., and Russell A. Mittermeier, eds.
	Publication Date:	2015
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Handbook of the Mammals of the World, vol. 5. Monotremes and Marsupials
	Page(s):	1-799
	Publisher:	Lynx Edicions
	Publication Place:	Barcelona, Spain
	ISBN/ISSN:	978-84-96553-996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Thylamys

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