Didelphis albiventris

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia
Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Genus: Didelphis
Species: Didelphis albiventris

Name

Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840

Type locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Rio das Velhas, Lagoa Santa

Synonyms

* Didelphis azarae Hershkovitz, 1969
* Didelphis paraguayensis J.A. Allen ex Oken, 1816

References

* Didelphis albiventris in Mammal Species of the World.
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2 Volume Set edited by Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder
* K. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Afhandl., p. 20.

Vernacular names
English: White-eared Opossum
Español: Zarigüeya orejiblanca, Comadreja Overa o Picaza(ARG)
Português: Gambá-de-orelha-branca

The White-eared Opossum (Didelphis albiventris) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela.[3]

It is a terrestrial and, sometimes, arboreal animal, and a habitat generalist, living in a wide range of different habitats. It's an omnivorous animal, feeding on invertebrates, small vertebrates, fruits and plants.[3]

For some time, this species was incorrectly known by the name D. azarae, correctly applied to the Big-eared Opossum. This led to azarae's discontinuation as a species name.[1]

From 1993 until 2002, this species also included the Guianan White-eared Opossum (D. imperfecta) and the Andean White-eared Opossum (D. pernigra) as subspecies.[1]

References

1. ^ a b c Gardner, Alfred L. (16 November 2005). "Order Didelphimorphia (pp. 3-18)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=10400038.
2. ^ Costa, L., Astua de Moraes, D., Brito, D., Soriano, P., Lew, D. & Delgado, C. (2008). Didelphis albiventris. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
3. ^ a b Eisenberg, John F., Redford, Kent H. (2000). Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.