Guianan white-eared opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Guianan white-eared opossum lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Didelphis imperfecta
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the Guianan white-eared opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Guianan white-eared opossum in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Guianan white-eared opossum endangered?

The Guianan white-eared opossum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Guianan white-eared opossum?

The Guianan white-eared opossum (Didelphis imperfecta) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Didelphis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Guianan white-eared opossum

The Guianan white-eared opossum (Didelphis imperfecta) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

Possessing the smallest distribution area of its genus, this species is endemic to the Guiana Shield and can inhabit elevations ranging from 80 to 2,250 meters above sea level in the region's lowland forests.

This species, together with the Andean white-eared opossum (D. pernigra), was separated from the white-eared opossum (D. albiventris) in 2002, having been included with that species in 1993.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Guianan white-eared opossum (revision 1315070832), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194232 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).