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2009 VOSS AND JANSA: DIDELPHID MARSUPIALS 173<br />

Thylamys macrurus + T. pusillus + T. pallidior (branch 22)<br />

No unambiguous changes<br />

Thylamys macrurus + T. pusillus<br />

No unambiguous changes<br />

Marmosops<br />

Character 34. Caudal scales: intermediateRspiral.<br />

Character 38. Caudal hairs: all hairs alikeRmiddle<br />

hair thickest.<br />

Character 40. Rostral process <strong>of</strong> premaxillae: absentRpresent.<br />

Marmosops impavidus + M. noctivagus + M. incanus<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Marmosops impavidus + M. noctivagus<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Marmosops parvidens + M. pinheiroi<br />

Character 94. Upper canine: simpleRanterior <strong>and</strong><br />

posterior accessory cusps present.<br />

Marmosini<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Marmosa + Tlacuatzin<br />

Character 13. Lateral carpal tubercles: absentR<br />

present in adult males.<br />

Character 52. Postorbital process: absentRpresent.<br />

Marmosa<br />

Character 40. Rostral process <strong>of</strong> premaxillae: absentRpresent.<br />

Marmosa lepida + M. murina + subgenus Micoureus<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Marmosa murina + subgenus Micoureus<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Subgenus Micoureus<br />

Character 14. Medial carpal tubercles: absentR<br />

present in adult males.<br />

Marmosa demerarae + M. paraguayana<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Marmosa mexicana + M. robinsoni + M. rubra<br />

Character 14. Medial carpal tubercles: absentR<br />

present in adult males.<br />

Marmosa mexicana + M. robinsoni<br />

Character 9. Gular gl<strong>and</strong>: absentRpresent.<br />

Monodelphis<br />

Character 2. Rhinarium: with 2 groovesRwith 1 groove.<br />

Character 6. Mask: presentRabsent.<br />

Character 22. Pedal digits III <strong>and</strong> IV: IV longestRIII<br />

longest.<br />

Character 36. Tail tip: prehensileRnot prehensile.<br />

Character 45. Maxilloturbinals: elaborately branchedRsimple<br />

scrolls.<br />

Character 51. Maxillary <strong>and</strong> alisphenoid: separateRin<br />

contact.<br />

Character 96. Height P2, P3: subequalRP3 taller.<br />

Character 114. Height p2, p3: p2 tallerRsubequal.<br />

Character 120. m3 hypoconid position: labially<br />

salientRlingual to protoconid.<br />

Character 121. Entoconid size: taller than hypoconulidRsmall<br />

or indistinct.<br />

Monodelphis brevicaudata + M. theresa + M. emiliae<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Monodelphis brevicaudata + M. theresa<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Caluromys lanatus:<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Terminal Branches<br />

Caluromys phil<strong>and</strong>er:<br />

Character 29. Unpaired median teat: absentRpresent.<br />

Character 32. Body pelage on tail: longer dorsallyR<br />

subequal.<br />

Character 35. Base <strong>of</strong> tail: with ventral tuberclesR<br />

smooth ventrally.<br />

Caluromysiops irrupta:<br />

Character 6. Mask: presentRabsent.<br />

Character 10. Dorsal fur markings: unpatternedR<br />

scapular stripes.<br />

Character 54. Frontals: separateRfused.<br />

Character 55. Parietals: separateRfused.<br />

Character 57. Sagittal crest: smallRlarge.<br />

Character 73. Secondary foramen ovale: absentR<br />

formed by lamina.<br />

Character 81. Stapes: bicrurateRcolumelliform.<br />

Character 104. Centrocrista: weakly ‘-shapedR<br />

linear.<br />

Character 124. Hypoconulid: twinned with entoconidRin<br />

midline.<br />

Glironia venusta:<br />

Character 53. Postorbital processes: frontal onlyR<br />

frontal <strong>and</strong> parietal.<br />

Character 127. RES {a2+a8, m2}: metacentricRacrocentric.<br />

Character 129. RES {a6+a9, m4}: metacentricRacrocentric.<br />

Chironectes minimus:<br />

Character 10. Dorsal fur markings: unpatternedRlike<br />

Chironectes.<br />

Character 13. Lateral carpal tubercles: absentR<br />

present in both sexes.<br />

Character 18. Manual plantar pads: presentRabsent.<br />

Character 20. Central palmar surface: smoothRs<strong>and</strong>papery.<br />

Character 23. Pedal morphology: eleuthrodactylousRwebbed.<br />

Character 31. Cloaca: presentRabsent.<br />

Character 49. Lacrimal foramina: twoRone.<br />

Character 85. Mental foramina: twoRone.<br />

Didelphis albiventris:<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Didelphis marsupialis:<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Didelphis virginiana:<br />

Character 49. Lacrimal foramina: twoRone.<br />

Phil<strong>and</strong>er frenatus:<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Phil<strong>and</strong>er mcilhennyi:<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Phil<strong>and</strong>er opossum:<br />

No unambiguous changes.<br />

Lutreolina crassicaudata:<br />

Character 6. Mask: presentRabsent.<br />

Character 22. Pedal digits III <strong>and</strong> IV: subequal or IV<br />

longestRIII longest.<br />

Character 51. Maxillary <strong>and</strong> alisphenoid: separateRin<br />

contact.<br />

Character 120. m3 hypoconid position: labially<br />

salientRlingual to protoconid.<br />

Metachirus nudicaudatus:<br />

Character 8. Spot above eye: absentRpresent.<br />

Character 56. Parietal <strong>and</strong> alisphenoid: in contactRseparated.<br />

Cryptonanus chacoensis:

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