White-eared opossum

White-eared opossum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Didelphis
Species:
D. albiventris
Binomial name
Didelphis albiventris
Lund, 1840
White-eared opossum range
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1839 nomen nudum
  • Didelphis marsupialis albiventris Lund, 1839
  • Didelphys poecilotus Wagner, 1842
  • Didelphis (Didelphis) poecilotis (Wagner, 1842)
  • Didelphys poecilonota Schinz, 1844
  • Didelphis azarae Tschudi, 1845
  • Didelphis marsupialis azarae Tschudi, 1845
  • Didelphys (Didelphys) marsupialis azarae Tschudi, 1845
  • Didelphis azarae azarae (Tschudi, 1845)
  • Didelphys leucotis Wagner, 1847
  • Gamba aurita brasiliensis Liais, 1872
  • Didelphys azarae antiqua Ameghino
  • Didelphys lechei Ihering, 1892
  • Didelphis (Didelphis) lechei (Ihering, 1892)
  • Didelphis paraguayensis J. A. Allen, 1902
  • Didelphys (Didelphys) paraguayensis (J. A. Allen, 1902)
  • Didelphis paraguayensis bonariensis Marelli, 1930
  • Didelphis paraguayensis dennleri Marelli, 1930
  • Didelphys azarai Ringuelet, 1954
  • Didelphis lechii C. O. C. Vieira, 1955

The white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris), known as the timbu and cassaco in northeast Brazil, saruê and sariguê in Bahia, micurê and mucura in northern Brazil[4] and comadreja overa in Argentina,[5] is an opossum species found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.[6] It is a terrestrial and, sometimes, arboreal animal, and a habitat generalist, living in a wide range of different habitats.[6]

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.[7]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Costa, L.P.; Astúa, D.; Brito, D.; Soriano, P.; Lew, D. (2021). "Didelphis albiventris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T40489A197310863. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T40489A197310863.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (2007). Mammals of South America Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Chicago 60637: The University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ "Timbu - Informative". Tibau du Sol. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Comadreja overa, una especie protegida de la fauna provincial". Gobierno de la Provincia de Mendoza. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b Eisenberg, John F.; Redford, Kent H. (2000). Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
  7. ^ "Simbolos | Clube Nautico Capibaribe". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14.