Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 . Kongl. Dansk. Vid. Naturv. Math. Selsk. Afhandl., p. 20.

TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa .

DISTRIBUTION: Ecuador; Colombia; W. Venezuela; E. Brazil; Uruguay; Paraguay; W. Bolivia; Peru; N. and C. Argentina.

COMMENT: Formerly known under the name azarae; see Hershkovitz, 1969, Quart. Rev. Biol., 44:1 -70.