Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen, 1900

Lee Jr, Thomas E., Tinoco, Nicolas, Crockett, Seth C., Camacho, M. Alejandra & Burneo, Santiago F., 2021, Report on the mammals of Quimsacocha National Recreation Area, Azuay Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (1), pp. 125-131 : 127

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.125
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D74087B1-FFFE-D46A-B625-F0E4FB9DBBFC
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen, 1900
status

Treatment

Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen, 1900 View in CoL

Material captured. One female ( QCAZ 17946), measurements (in mm): total 864, ear 52, foot 77; 03°05′36″S, 079°13′35″W; elevation 3,572 m; 31 July 2018; collectors: Lee, Tinoco and Crockett; caught in a Tomahawk trap in mountain cloud forest.

Identification. The head is white with a black longitudinal stripe in the middle of the forehead. The ears are white with a black base, and there are black marks around the eyes. The dorsal fur is black ( Fig. 2B). The distinctive white and black markings on the head easily distinguish this species from other sympatric didelphids ( Astúa 2015; Tirira 2017).

PAUCITUBERCULATA

Family Caenolestidae