Dromiciops australis (Philippi, 1894) . An. Univ. Chile, 86: 31 (plate).

TYPE LOCALITY: Chile, Valdivia Province, Union .

DISTRIBUTION: S. and C. Chile including Chiloe IsL; adjacent Argentina.

COMMENT: Reviewed by Marshall, 1978, Mamm. Species, 99:1-5, who considered this species assignable to Didelphidae, subfamily Microbiotheriinae .