Andean white-eared opossum
The Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in the Andes Mountains, ranging from Venezuela to Bolivia.[1]
| Andean white-eared opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Didelphis |
| Species: | D. pernigra |
| Binomial name | |
| Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen, 1900 | |
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| Andean white-eared opossum range | |
Together with the Guianan white-eared opossum (D. imperfecta), this species was separated from the white-eared opossum (D. albiventris) in 2002, having been included with that species in 1993.[1]
References
- Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Solari, S.; Tarifa, T. & Lew, D. (2016). "Didelphis pernigra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
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