Didelphis albiventris

P. W. Lund, 1840

Brazilian White-eared Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Ameridelphia
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Didelphini
Genus : Didelphis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lund, P.W. 1840. Blik paa Brasiliens Dyreverden før sidste Jordomvæltning. Tredje Afhandling: Fortsættelse af Pattedyrene. Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 8:217-272.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603011

Original name as described

Didelphis albiventris

Other common names

White-eared Opossum · Cassaco

Type material

ZMUC L4

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Rio das Velhas," Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina

Distribution notes

E and S Brazil, E Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and N and C Argentina.

Taxonomy notes

likely represents multiple species

Taxonomy notes citation

Lemos, B., & Cerqueira, R. (2002). Morphological differentiation in the white-eared opossum group (Didelphidae: Didelphis). Journal of Mammalogy, 83(2), 354-369. · Cerqueira, R., and Tribe, C. J. (2008). Genus Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758. In: A. L. Gardner, Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 17-25. · Amador, L. I., & Giannini, N. P. (2016). Phylogeny and evolution of body mass in didelphid marsupials (Marsupialia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 16(3), 641-657. · Dias, C. A., & Perini, F. A. (2018). Biogeography and early emergence of the genus Didelphis (Didelphimorphia, Mammalia). Zoologica Scripta, 47(6), 645-654. · Dias, C. A. R., dos Santos Junior, J. E., Pinto, C. M., Santos, F. R., & Perini, F. A. (2021). Mitogenomics of Didelphis (Mammalia; Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae) and insights into character evolution in the genus. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 59(2), 498-509. · Chemisquy, M. A., González-Ittig, R. E., & Martin, G. M. (2023). Hidden in plain sight: Didelphis albiventris (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) might not be a single species. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 1-17.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000018

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Didelphys paragayensis

Oken, 1816

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

paragayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

placedonindex

Authority page

1147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59375894

Authority publication

Jena

Didelphis albiventris

P. W. Lund, 1839

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394383

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Didelphis albiventris

P. W. Lund, 1840

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC L4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603011

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1991:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  4. Gardner (1993:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  5. Anderson (1997:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  6. Hershkovitz (1997:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2820508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3781)
  7. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  8. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40489/197310863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphis poecilotus

J. A. Wagner, 1842

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

poecilota

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

358

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697573

Authority publication

Archiv für Naturgeschichte

Didelphys poecilonota

H. R. Schinz, 1844

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

poecilonota

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

504

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys leucotis

J. A. Wagner, 1847

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

leucotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

127

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387577

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1847:127, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387577) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  2. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys poecilotis

J. A. Wagner, 1847

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

poecilotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

126

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387576

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Wagner (1847:126, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11387576) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38237)
  2. Murray (1866:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys albiventris

Giebel, 1855

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

710

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548901

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:710, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Murray (1866:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Didelphys Azarae m. antiqua

F. Ameghino, 1889

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

antiqua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MLP 11-66

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51769797

Authority publication

Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina

Didelphys Azarae fossilis

F. Ameghino, 1889

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

278

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51769797

Authority publication

Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina

Didelphys Lechei

von Ihering, 1892

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

lechei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1891.3.20.9

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/b9ce1a2e-f86f-49d0-9e9f-673590a148fc

Authority page

98

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49081901

Authority publication

Anais do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis paraguayensis

J. A. Allen, 1902

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

paraguayensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

267

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Thomas (1910:247, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094672) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10053)
  2. Lönnberg (1913:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15431)
  3. Osgood (1914:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  4. Thomas (1926:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19806)
  5. Vieira (1950:343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61585)
  6. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis paraguayensis bonariensis

Marelli, 1930

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

bonariensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

2

Authority publication

La Epoca

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis paraguayensis dennleri

Marelli, 1930

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

dennleri

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

2

Authority publication

La Epoca

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis lechii

C. O. da C. Vieira, 1955

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

lechii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

345

Authority publication

Arquivos de zoologia do estado de São Paulo

Didelphis albiventris albiventris

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Didelphis albirentris

Solari, E. Vivar, Rodríguez, Velazco, & Montesinos, 1999

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albirentris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

139

Authority publication

SI/MAB Series

antigua

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

antigua

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling · notusedas_valid

Authority page

5

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Gardner (2005:5) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

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