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Guyanan Short-tailed Opossum
Monodelphis (Monodelphis) brevicaudata (Erxleben, 1777)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Monodelphis brevicaudata
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Open encyclopedia reference
The northern red-sided opossum or the Guianan short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis brevicaudata, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil. French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Northern red-sided opossum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:02:53.862457+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Monodelphis (Monodelphis) brevicaudata (Erxleben, 1777)
- Name authority
- (Erxleben, 1777)
- Common name
- Guyanan Short-tailed Opossum
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Didelphimorphia
- Family
- Didelphidae
- Genus
- Monodelphis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880
- orderDidelphimorphia Gill, 1872
- familyDidelphidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyDidelphinae Gray, 1821
- tribeMarmosini Hershkovitz, 1992
- genusMonodelphis Burnett, 1830
- subgenusMonodelphis Burnett, 1830
- speciesMonodelphis (Monodelphis) brevicaudata (Erxleben, 1777)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Monodelphis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gray Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Monodelphis) domestica (Wagner, 1842) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Amazonian Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Pyrodelphys) emiliae (Thomas, 1912) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pygmy Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Mygalodelphys) kunsi Pine, 1975 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Touan Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Monodelphis) touan (Shaw, 1800) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Pine's OpossumMonodelphis (Mygalodelphys) ronaldi Solari, 2007 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Peruvian Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Mygalodelphys) peruviana Osgood, 1913 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Voss's Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Monodelphis) vossi S.E. Pavan, 2019 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gardner's Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Microdelphys) gardneri Solari et al., 2012 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Santa Rosa Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Monodelphis) sanctaerosae Voss, Pine & Solari, 2012 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sepia Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Mygalodelphys) adusta (Thomas, 1897) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Three-striped OpossumMonodelphis (Microdelphys) americana (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-sided OpossumMonodelphis (Monodelphiops) dimidiata (Wagner, 1847) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Didelphis brevicaudata Erxleben, 1777 Erxleben, 1777 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=552570 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:446MZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.