White-eared Opossum
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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]
[edit] References
- ^ 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, 5. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ New World Marsupial Specialist Group (1996). Didelphis albiventris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ a b Eisenberg, John F., Redford, Kent H. (2000). Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
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