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 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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