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/2246/781Original name as described
Didelphis pernigra
Other common names
Andean Opossum
Type material
AMNH M-16071
Type kind
holotype
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
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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