Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840

Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840, K. Dansk. Vid. Selsk. Afhandl. [preprint of Lund, 1841]: 20.

Type Locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, "Rio das Velhas," Lagoa Santa.

Vernacular Names: White-eared Opossum.

Synonyms: Didelphis antigua Ameghino 1889; Didelphis bonariensis (Marelli 1930); Didelphis brasiliensis (Liais 1872); Didelphis dennleri (Marelli 1930); Didelphis lechei (Ihering 1892); Didelphis leucotis (Wagner 1847); Didelphis paraguayensis (J. A. Allen 1902); Didelphis poecilonota (Schinz 1844); Didelphis poecilotis Wagner 1842 .

Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the northern half of Argentina.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Formerly known as D. azarae; see Hershkovitz (1969). Didelphis paraguayensis J. A. Allen, 1902, ex Oken, 1816 (= Didelphis albiventris Lund) is the type species of Leucodidelphis Ihering, 1914 .