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title: "Andean White-eared Opossum"
description: "Didelphis pernigra — Mammiferi. The Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is an opossum species from South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/andean-white-eared-opossum
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Andean White-eared Opossum

> Didelphis pernigra — Mammiferi. The Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is an opossum species from South America.

- Scientific name: *Didelphis pernigra*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammiferi)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Montagne)
- iNaturalist observations: 703
- Wikidata: [Q194241](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194241)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42648](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42648)

## Names

- en: Andean White-eared Opossum
- de: Andenweißohropossum
- es: Chucha orejiblanca
- fr: Opossum à oreilles blanches des Andes
- pl: Dydelf andyjski

## Countries with the most observations

EC (278), CO (277), PE (46), BO (7)

## Summary

The Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in the Andes Mountains, ranging from Venezuela to Bolivia.
Together with the Guianan white-eared opossum (D. imperfecta), this species was separated from the white-eared opossum (D. albiventris) in 2002, having been included with that species in 1993.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_white-eared_opossum

## Photo

![Andean White-eared Opossum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-white-eared-opossum/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tiago Lubiana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/251234934

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-white-eared-opossum?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).