The Guianan white-eared opossum (Didelphis imperfecta) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.[2]
| Guianan white-eared opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Didelphis |
| Species: | D. imperfecta
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| Binomial name | |
| Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández, 1984
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| Guianan white-eared opossum range | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Didelphis albiventris imperfectus Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández, 1984 | |
Possessing the smallest distribution area of its genus, this species is endemic to the Guiana Shield and can inhabit elevations ranging from 80 to 2,250 meters above sea level in the region's lowland forests.[4]
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
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Pérez-Hernandez, R.; López Fuster, M.; Ventura, J.; Lew, D. (2016). "Didelphis imperfecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136592A22176554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136592A22176554.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ 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) - ^ González, Tania Marisol; Moreno-Niño, Nathalia; Molina, Eduardo; Armenteras, Dolors (2020-08-09). "First confirmed record of the Guianan White-eared Opossum, Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández, 1984 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), from Colombia". Check List. 16 (5): 1119–1123. doi:10.15560/16.5.1119. ISSN 1809-127X. S2CID 225290736.
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