| Guianan white-eared opossum[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| 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
- ^ 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. 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. 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.