Order Didelphimorphia Author Alfred L. Gardner text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 15 23 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353070 1-56098-217-9 7353070 Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse, 1839) . Zool. H.M.S. "Beagle," Mammalia, p. 95 . TYPE LOCALITY: Chile , Coquimbo , " Valparaiso ." DISTRIBUTION: S Perù south to Región Valdivia, Chile , on Pacific side of Andes and from Cochabamba , Bolivia , to Neuquén , Argentina , on the east. SYNONYMS: Cinderella Thomas, 1902 ; coquimbensis Tate, 1931; janetta Thomas, 1926; soricina Philippi, 1894; sponsoria Thomas, 1921; tatei Handley, 1957; venusta Thomas, 1902 .