White-eared opossum
| 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. albiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 | |
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| White-eared opossum range | |
The white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[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]
It is the team mascot of Clube Náutico Capibaribe, a Brazilian football team from Recife, Pernambuco.
References
- 1 2 3 Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Costa, L., Astua de Moraes, D., Brito, D., Soriano, P., Lew, D. & Delgado, C. (2008). Didelphis albiventris. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- 1 2 Eisenberg, John F., Redford, Kent H. (2000). Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.