Check List 10(2): 436-440, doi: 10.15560/10.2.436
Rediscovery of Marmosops juninensis Tate, 1931 (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) in the Yungas of Peru
María del Carmen Peralta‡, Víctor Pacheco‡‡ Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru
Corresponding author: María del Carmen Peralta ( marcarmen98@yahoo.es ) © 2017 María del Carmen Peralta, Víctor Pacheco. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Citation:
Peralta M, Pacheco V (2014) Rediscovery of Marmosops juninensis Tate, 1931 (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) in the Yungas of Peru. Check List 10(2): 436-440. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.2.436 |  |
Abstract
Marmosops juninensis is an endemic marsupial of the forests of Junín Department, central Peru. It is known by four specimens but has not been recorded in almost 50 years. We report two new specimens collected in 2011 that extend the range distribution of the species by 83 km eastward of the type locality. In addition, we describe some morphological characteristics of the species and provide description of its microhabitats: primary growth forest and cultivated fields of coffee and banana. Finally, we propose that M. juninensis qualifies for Endangered status according to IUCN criteria.
Keywords
Endemic species; distribution; endangered species; Marmosops juninensis; Yungas; Peru