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Caluromys (woolly oppossum)
Taxonomy
Caluromys was named by Allen (1900). It is extant.
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); to Caluromyinae by Kirsch and Palma (1995); and to Caluromyinae by Patton et al. (1996).
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Carroll (1988); to Caluromyinae by Kirsch and Palma (1995); and to Caluromyinae by Patton et al. (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1900 | Caluromys Allen |
| 1988 | Caluromys Carroll |
| 1995 | Caluromys Kirsch and Palma |
| 1996 | Caluromys Patton et al. p. 23 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Caluromys Allen 1900 [woolly oppossum]
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Caluromys lanatus Olfers 1818
Caluromys philander Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Holocene or 0.01170 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Holocene | Brazil (Districto Agropecura) | Caluromys philander, Caluromys lanatus (21687) | |
| Holocene | Peru | Caluromys lanatus (21689) | |
| Holocene | Panama | Caluromys derbianus (21691) |