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 Monodelphis sorex (Hensel, 1872) . Abh. König. Akad. Wiss. Berlin, 1872:122 . TYPE LOCALITY: "Provinz Rio Grande do Sul ;" restricted to Brazil , Rio Grande do Sul , Taquara, by Cabrera (1958) . DISTRIBUTION: SE Brazil , S Paraguay , and NE Argentina . SYNONYMS: henseli Thomas, 1888; itatiayae Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936; lundi Matschie, 1916 ; paulensis Vieira, 1950. COMMENTS: See Pine et al. (1985) .