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Gardner's Short-tailed Opossum
Monodelphis (Microdelphys) gardneri Solari et al., 2012
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gardner's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis gardneri) is a marsupial mammal from South America. It was named in 2012 by Sergio Solari, Víctor Pacheco, Elena Vivar and Louise H. Emmons. They named it after Dr. Alfred L. Gardner who took the first specimen of this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Gardner's short-tailed opossum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:10:32.927775+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Monodelphis (Microdelphys) gardneri Solari et al., 2012
- Name authority
- Solari et al., 2012
- Common name
- Gardner's 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
- subgenusMicrodelphys Burmeister, 1856
- speciesMonodelphis (Microdelphys) gardneri Solari et al., 2012
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 |
| 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 |
| Guyanan Short-tailed OpossumMonodelphis (Monodelphis) brevicaudata (Erxleben, 1777) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Orange-sided OpossumMonodelphis (Monodelphiops) dimidiata (Wagner, 1847) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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=1255426 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:F8BHY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.