Monodelphis americana (Müller 1776)

[Monodelphis] americana (Müller 1776), Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl.: 36.

Type Locality: " Brasilien," restricted to Brazil, Pernambuco, Pernambuco, by Cabrera (1958:7).

Vernacular Names: Northern Three-striped Opossum.

Synonyms: Monodelphis brasiliensis (Erxleben 1777); Monodelphis brasiliensis (Daudin in Lacépède 1802); Monodelphis trilineata (Lund 1840); Monodelphis tristriata (Olfers 1818) .

Distribution: E Brazil from the states of Pará south to Santa Catarina.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: The name tristriata Illiger, 1815, is a nomen nudum. Microdelphys tristriatus as used by Burmeister, 1856 (= Didelphys tristriata Olfers, 1818 = Sorex americanus Muller, 1776), is the type species of Microdelphys Burmeister, 1856 .