Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse 1839)

[Didelphis] elegans Waterhouse 1839, Zool. Voy. H. M. S. "Beagle", Mammalia: 95.

Type Locality: Chile, Coquimbo, " Valparaiso." .

Vernacular Names: Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum.

Synonyms: Thylamys coquimbensis (Tate 1931); Thylamys soricinus (Philippi 1894) .

Distribution: Chile, on Pacific side of Andes between 32° and 38° S.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Reviewed by Palma (1997, Mammalian Species 572; Palma’s concept of the species further restricted by Solari (2003). The name hortenis Reid, 1837, is a nomen nudum.