Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840

Costa, Ana Raíssa Cunha, Passamani, Marcelo & da Cunha, Rogério Grassetto Teixeira, 2019, Survey of medium-sized and large mammals in semideciduous Atlantic Forest patches near Alfenas, southern Minas Gerais, Brazil, Check List 15 (1), pp. 209-218 : 211

Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 Figure 3A

Material examined. Table 1.

Identification. A medium-sized opossum, grayish with a paler face with 3 conspicuous black stripes, 1 on the middle of the forehead and the other 2 above the eyes. White ears clearly distinguish it from Didelphis aurita .

species according to its conservation status ( IUCN Red List categories) at 3 levels, based on the official Red Lists of endangered species: regionally, for the state of Minas Gerais ( COPAM 2010) and Brazil ( MMA 2014), and globally ( IUCN 2018). We considered mammals weighing over 1 kg to be as medium-sized and large (Chiarello 2000b), included only native species, and excluded records of domestic species.