Guianan white-eared opossum
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| Guianan White-eared Opossum[1] | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Subfamily: | Didelphinae |
| Genus: | Didelphis |
| Species: | D. imperfecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi and Pérez-Hernández, 1984 | |
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| Guianan White-eared Opossum range | |
The Guianan White-eared Opossum, Didelphis imperfecta, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana and Venezuela.[1]
This species, together with the Andean White-eared Opossum (D. pernigra), was separated from the White-eared Opossum (D. albiventris) in 2002, having been included with that species in 1993.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gardner, A. L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Lew, D., Pérez-Hernandez, R. & Ventura, J. (2011). "Didelphis imperfecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 January 2012. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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