Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia
Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Genus: Didelphis
Species: Didelphis aurita
Name
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied, 1826)
Type locality: Brazil, Bahia, Villa Viçosa am Flusse Paruhype
Synonyms
* Didelphis azarae Temminck, 1824
Vernacular names
References
* Didelphis aurita in Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
* Beitr. Naturgesch. Brasil., 2: 395
The Big-eared Opossum (Didelphis aurita) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.[1]
This species, which was considered a population of the Common Opossum (D. marsupialis) for some time, was originally described as D. azarae by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1824, but this name was incorrectly given to the White-eared Opossum (D. albiventris) for over 160 years. As such, the name azarae has been abandoned.[1]
References
^ a b c Gardner, Alfred L. (16 November 2005). "Order Didelphimorphia (pp. 3-18)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 5. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Brito, D., Astua de Moraes, D., Lew, D., Soriano, P. & Emmons, L. (2008). Didelphis aurita. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
