Chironectes minimus

Chironectes minimus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Metatheria
Cladus: Marsupialiformes
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Superordo: Ameridelphia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Chironectes
Species:
Subspecies (4): C. m. argyrodytes – C. m. langsdorffi – C. m. minimus – C. m. panamensis

Name

Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780)

  • Type material: Unknown.
  • Type locality: “Gujana”, restricted to “Cayenne, French Guyana” by Cabrera (1958: 44).

Combinations

  • Latra [sic] minima Zimmermann, 1780: 317 [original combination]
  • Chironectes minimus — Illiger, 1811: 76 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

  • Zimmermann, E. von 1780. Geographische Geschichte des Menschen, und der allgemein verbreiteten vierfüßigen Thiere. Zweiter Band: Enthält ein vollständiges Verzeichniß aller bekannten Quadrupeden. Weygandschen Buchhandlung: Leipzig. 450 pp. Online Reference page. 
  • Illiger, J.K.W. 1811. Prodromus systematis mammalium et avium additis terminis zoographicis utriusque classis, eorumque versione germanica. C. Salfield: Berolini. xviii + 302 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Water opossum
  • español: Comadreja de agua
  • Avañe'ẽ: Yapok
  • íslenska: Vatnapokarotta
  • polski: Japok
  • português do Brasil: Mucura d'água
  • svenska: Pungutter
  • Türkçe: Su oposumu
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