Caluromys (Caluromys) philander (Linnaeus 1758)

[Didelphis] philander Linnaeus 1758, Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 54.

Type Locality: "America;" restricted to Surinam (Thomas, 1911 a) .

Vernacular Names: Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Caluromys (Caluromys) philander subsp. philander (Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Caluromys (Caluromys) philander subsp. affinis Wagner 1842

Subspecies Caluromys (Caluromys) philander subsp. dichurus Wagner 1842

Subspecies Caluromys (Caluromys) philander subsp. trinitatis Thomas 1894

Distribution: Venezuela (including Margarita Isl), Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Brazil, and E Bolivia.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Subgenus Caluromys . Didelphys longicaudata Pelzeln, 1883, and D. macrura Pelzeln, 1883 (not D. macrura Olfers, 1818 [= Thylamy macrura]) are nomina nuda; dichrura Schinz, 1844, dichrura Cabrera, 1919, and dichrurus Vieira, 1953, are incorrect subsequent spellings of dichura Wagner.