Didelphis pernigra

J. A. Allen, 1900

Andean 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

Allen, J.A. 1900-10-23. Descriptions of new American marsupials. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 13(16):191-199.

Authority publication link

https://hdl.handle.net/2246/781

Original name as described

Didelphis pernigra

Other common names

Andean Opossum

Type material

AMNH M-16071

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16071

Type locality

Peru, Puno, "Juliaca," Puno, Peru. Corrected by J. A. Allen in 1902 to "Inca Mines" (= Santo Domingo).

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Venezuela · Colombia · Ecuador · Peru · Bolivia

Distribution notes

Andes of NW Venezuela, NC and W Colombia, C Ecuador, W and SC Peru, and WC Bolivia.

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.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000022

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.

Didelphis pernigra

J. A. Allen, 1900

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

pernigra

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH M-16071

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-16071

Authority page

191

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136395/22176668) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphis paraguayensis andina

J. A. Allen, 1902

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

andina

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1899.12.7.6

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/941c3368-2c56-45e7-94b3-991474f3b23c

Authority page

272

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Lönnberg (1913:35, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6426241) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15431)
  2. Osgood (1914:148, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2646789) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/20586)
  3. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis paraguayensis meridensis

J. A. Allen, 1902

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

meridensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.7.1.14

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/5643dbec-8a91-45b9-b9b5-cc76289f0518

Authority page

274

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

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

Didelphis paraguayensis pernigra

O. Thomas, 1926

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

pernigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

318

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Thomas (1926:318) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19806)

Didelphis albiventris pernigra

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

pernigra

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

144

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:144) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

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