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 | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Genus: | Didelphis |
Species: | D. pernigra
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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
edit- ^ a b c 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: e.T136395A22176668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136395A22176668.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.