Marmosops parvidens Tate 1931

Marmosops parvidens Tate 1931, Am. Mus. Novit., 493: 13.

Type Locality: Guyana, East Demerara-West Coast Berbice, "Hyde Park, 30 miles [48 km] up the Demerara River." .

Vernacular Names: Delicate Slender Opossum.

Distribution: E Colombia, N Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and N Brazil.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Voss et al. (2001) considered Pine’s (1981) five subspecies to represent four species. The name parvidentata Tate, 1933, is an incorrect subsequent spelling of parvidens (Tate) .