Andean White-eared Opossum

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Andean White-Eared Opossum[1]
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 2.3)
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

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]

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]

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  1. ^ a b c Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 6. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 

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