Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900

Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 13: 191.

Type Locality: Perú, Puno, "Juliaca;" corrected to "Inca Mines" (= Santo Domingo) by J. A. Allen (1901).

Vernacular Names: Andean White-eared Opossum.

Synonyms: Didelphis andina J. A. Allen 1902; Didelphis meridensis J. A. Allen 1902 .

Distribution: Andes of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Perú, and Bolivia.

Discussion: Previously in albiventris (see Gardner, 1993); revised by Lemos and Cerqueira (2002).