Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758

Jansen, Martin, Engler, Marc, Blumer, Luka Moritz, Rumiz, Damián I., Aramayo, José Luis & Krone, Oliver, 2020, A camera trapping survey of mammals in the mixed landscape of Bolivia’s Chiquitano region with a special focus on the Jaguar, Check List 16 (2), pp. 323-335 : 327-328

Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758

Black-eared Opossum, Zarigüeya común

Figure 4A

Examined material. BOLIVIA; Province of Ñuflo de Chávez of Santa Cruz Department; Centro “Chiquitos”; camera stations 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13 ( Table 1); first capture on 29 March 2017; secondary forest patch in

pastureland, primary forest, and border of pastureland to forest.

Identification. Didelphis marsupialis is a medium-sized opossum that has large, black ears, pale fingers, and a face and tail without hair. The similar D. albiventris Lund, 1840 has a white face and white ears and is not known from the region.