Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia
Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Genus: Micoureus
Species: M. alstoni - M. constantiae - M. demerarae - M. paraguayanus - M. phaeus - M. regina
Name
Micoureus Lesson, 1842
Type species: Didelphis cinerea Temminck, 1824
Vernacular names
References
* Micoureus on Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* Nouv. Tabl. Regn. Anim. Mammifères, p. 186.
Micoureus is a genus of Neotropic opossums of the family Didelphidae.[1] It includes the following species:
Alston's Mouse Opossum (Micoureus alstoni)
White-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus constantiae)
Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus demerarae)
Tate's Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus paraguayanus)
Little Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus phaeus)
Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus regina)
References
^ Gardner, Alfred L. (16 November 2005). "Order Didelphimorphia (pp. 3-18)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
