Didelphis aurita

zu Wied-Neuwied, 1826

Southern Black-eared Opossum

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Wied-Neuwied, M. zu. 1826. Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte von Brasilien. II. Band. Landes-Industrie-Comptoir, Weimar, 616 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972443

Original name as described

Didelphys aurita

Other common names

Azara's Opossum · Big-eared Opossum · Brazilian Common Opossum · Gambá

Type material

AMNH MS-836

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-836

Type locality

"Villa Viçoza am Flusse Peruhype," Bahia, Brazil.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina

Distribution notes

E to SE Brazil, E Paraguay, and NE Argentina.

Taxonomy notes citation

Cerqueira, R., & Lemos, B. (2000). Morphometric differentiation between Neotropical black-eared opossums, Didelphis marsupialis and D. aurita (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae). Mammalia, 64, 319-327. · Cerqueira, R., and Tribe, C. J. (2008). Genus Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758. In: A. L. Gardner, Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, pp. 17-25. · Amador, L. I., & Giannini, N. P. (2016). Phylogeny and evolution of body mass in didelphid marsupials (Marsupialia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae). Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 16(3), 641-657. · Dias, C. A., & Perini, F. A. (2018). Biogeography and early emergence of the genus Didelphis (Didelphimorphia, Mammalia). Zoologica Scripta, 47(6), 645-654. · Dias, C. A. R., dos Santos Junior, J. E., Pinto, C. M., Santos, F. R., & 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. · Chemisquy, M. A., González-Ittig, R. E., & Martin, G. M. (2023). Hidden in plain sight: Didelphis albiventris (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) might not be a single species. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 1-17.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000019

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 azarae

Temminck, 1824

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SMF 15489, MNHN (no number given), NMW (no number given), RMNH (no number given)

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

30

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681178

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:209, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Rengger (1830:223) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68767)
  3. Lesson (1842:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Schmarda (1853:559) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68334)
  5. Thomas (1901:536, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29980614) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10083)
  6. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys aurita

zu Wied-Neuwied, 1826

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

aurita

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH MS-836

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-ms-836

Authority page

395

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32972443

Authority publication

Weimar

Name usages

  1. Giebel (1855:709, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  2. True (1885:587, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7306381) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35039)
  3. Ihering (1897:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11200460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68752)

Didelphys Azarae

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

264

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

  1. Fischer (1829:264) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  2. Tschudi (1844:250, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7089025) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34348)
  3. Giebel (1855:709, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548900) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
  4. Murray (1866:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  5. Sclater (1872:114, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037891) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
  6. Matschie (1898:22, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53241841) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68995)

Didelphis Azzaræ

McMurtrie, 1831

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

azzarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

124

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28834255

Authority publication

New York

Gamba aurita

(Liais, 1872)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

aurita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

329

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1169095

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Liais (1872:329, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1169095) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39672)

Didelphys Koseritzi

von Ihering, 1892

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

koseritzi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

99

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49081900

Authority publication

Anais do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis marsupialis aurita

Alfaro, 1897

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

aurita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

49

Authority publication

San José

Name usages

Alfaro (1897:49) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37835)

Didelphis aurita

J. A. Allen, 1897

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

aurita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

43

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046620

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Allen (1897:43, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27046620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/10040)
  2. Vieira (1950:342) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61585)
  3. Gardner (1993:16) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68997)
  4. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  5. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:162) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40500) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000019) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40500/197310366) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphys (Marmosa) Koseriti

Trouessart, 1898

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

koseriti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

1240

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53436453

Authority publication

Berlin

Didelphys marsupialis Azarai

Lahille, 1899

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

azarai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147071

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Sarigua aurita

(Rehn, 1900)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

aurita

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

577

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40737661

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Rehn (1900:577, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40737661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44348)

Sarigua azaræ

(Rehn, 1900)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

azarae

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

577

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40737661

Authority publication

The American Naturalist

Name usages

Rehn (1900:577, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40737661) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44348)

Didelphis (Didelphis) leucoprymnus

Matschie, 1916

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

leucoprymnus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43608874

Authority publication

Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin

Didelphis aurita longipilis

A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1935

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

longipilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

35

Authority publication

Boletim do Museu Nacional

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis aurita melanoidis

A. de Miranda-Ribeiro, 1935

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

melanoidis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

40

Authority publication

Boletim do Museu Nacional

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys azarai

de Ringuelet, 1953

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

azarai

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

295

Authority publication

Revista del Museo de La Plata

Didelphis aurita longigilis

de Avila-Pires, 1968

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

longigilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57386652

Authority publication

Arquivos do Museu Nacional

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