Didelphis albiventris

P. W. Lund, 1840

Brazilian White-eared Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : incertae sedis
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Didelphini
Genus : Didelphis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Lund, P.W. 1840. Blik paa Brasiliens Dyreverden før sidste Jordomvæltning. Tredje Afhandling: Fortsættelse af Pattedyrene. Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter 8:217-272.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603011

Original name as described

Didelphis albiventris

Other common names

White-eared Opossum · Cassaco

Type material

ZMUC M02-CN4, ZMUC M02-L4

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

"Rio das Velhas, " Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil

Distribution notes

E Brazil.

Taxonomy notes

previously included D. poecilotus

Taxonomy notes citation

Lemos, B. and Cerqueira, R. 2002. Morphological differentiation in the white-eared opossum group (Didelphidae: Didelphis). Journal of Mammalogy 83(2):354-369. doi:10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0354:MDITWE>2.0.CO;2 · Cerqueira, R. and Tribe, C.J. 2008. Genus Didelphis. Pp. 17–25 in Gardner, A.L. (eds.). Mammals of South America. Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 690 pp. a#24356 · Amador, L.I. and Giannini, N.P. 2016. Phylogeny and evolution of body mass in didelphid marsupials (Marsupialia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution 16(3):641-657. doi:10.1007/s13127-015-0259-x · Dias, C.A.R. and Perini, F.A. 2018. Biogeography and early emergence of the genus Didelphis (Didelphimorphia, Mammalia). Zoologica Scripta 47(6):645-654. doi:10.1111/zsc.12306 · Dias, C.A.R., Santos Júnior, J.E., Pinto, C.M., Santos, F.R. and Perini, F.A. 2021. Mitogenomics of Didelphis (Mammalia; Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae) and insights into character evolution in the genus. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59(2):498-509. doi:10.1111/jzs.12440 · Chemisquy, M.A., González-Ittig, R.E. and Martin, G.M. 2023. Hidden in plain sight: Didelphis albiventris (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) might not be a single species. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 30(4):873-889. doi:10.1007/s10914-023-09685-1 · Chemisquy, M.A., González-Ittig, R.E. and Martin, G.M. 2025. Taxonomic novelties in Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 and revalidation of Didelphis poecilotis A. Wagner, 1842 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae). Mastozoología Neotropical 32(2):e01124. doi:10.31687/saremMN.25.32.02.04.e1124

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000018

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Didelphis albiventris

P. W. Lund, 1839

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

233

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13394383

Authority publication

Annales des sciences naturelles

Didelphis albiventris

P. W. Lund, 1840

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMUC M02-CN4, ZMUC M02-L4

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

239

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13603011

Authority publication

Det Kongelige danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Skrifter

Name usages

  1. Ihering (1914:345, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10800739) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72507)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Genoways, Williams & Groen (1981:320, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52335072) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/26122)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Corbet & Hill (1991:11) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
  6. Gardner (1993:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  7. Anderson (1997:142) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)
  8. Hershkovitz (1997:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2820508) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3781)
  9. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  10. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40489) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000018) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40489/197310863) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)
  15. Chemisquy, González-Ittig & Martin (2025:8) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69906)

Didelphys albiventris

Giebel, 1855

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

710

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548901

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:710, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. Murray (1866:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Didelphis albiventris albiventris

S. Anderson, 1997

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albiventris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

143

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

Anderson (1997:143) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5773)

Didelphis albirentris

Solari, E. Vivar, Rodríguez, Velazco, & Montesinos, 1999

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

albirentris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

139

Authority publication

SI/MAB Series

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