| Taxon | Caluromyinae |
|---|---|
| Authority | Kirsch, 1977 |
| Type genus | Caluromys |
| Type genus authority | J.A. Allen, 1900 |
| Subdivision ranks | Genera |
| Subdivision |
Caluromyinae is a subfamily of opossums. It includes the extant genera Caluromys and Caluromysiops, as well as the extinct Pachybiotherium. Until recently, the genus Glironia was also included.[2] It has sometimes been classed as a full family, Caluromyidae.[1]
Classification
Classification based on Voss and Jansa (2009)[2]
- Subfamily Caluromyinae
- Genus Caluromys
- Subgenus Caluromys
- Bare-tailed woolly opossum (Caluromys philander)
- Subgenus Mallodelphys
- Derby's woolly opossum (Caluromys derbianus)
- Brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus)
- Subgenus Caluromys
- Genus Caluromysiops
- Black-shouldered opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta)
- Genus †Pachybiotherium
- Genus Caluromys
References
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- ^ Voss, Robert S. & Jansa, Sharon A. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships and classification of didelphid marsupials, an extant radiation of New World metatherian mammals". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 322: 1–177. doi:10.1206/322.1. hdl:2246/5975. S2CID 85017821