Didelphis poecilotus
J. A. Wagner, 1842
Southern White-eared Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : incertae sedis |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Didelphini |
| Genus | : Didelphis |
Species status
Authority citation
Wagner, J.A. 1842. Diagnosen neuer Arten brasilischer Säugthiere. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 8(1):356-362.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6697573Original name as described
Didelphis poecilotus
Other common names
White-eared Opossum · Cassaco
Type material
NMW ST 54
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
Angaba (= Cuiabá), Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil · Bolivia · Paraguay · Uruguay · Argentina
Distribution notes
S Brazil, E Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and N and C Argentina.
Taxonomy notes
split from D. albiventris; recently split under the spelling 'poecilotis', but this is an unjustified emendation and we preserve the original spelling, which is 'poecilotus'
Taxonomy notes citation
Lemos, B., & Cerqueira, R. (2002). Morphological differentiation in the white-eared opossum group (Didelphidae: Didelphis). Journal of Mammalogy, 83(2), 354-369. · 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. · Chemisquy MA, González-Ittig R, Martin GM (2025) Taxonomic novelties in Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 and revalidation of Didelphis poecilotis A. Wagner, 1842 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae). Mastozoología Neotropical 32(2): e01124.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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