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Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758

Zariguella de orejas negras común, Black eared / common opossum

In 2023 this species was included in the list of introduced species to monitor, control, or eradicate in the Galapagos Islands (Resolution D-ABG-061-06-2023).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Mammalia

Order
Didelphimorphia

Family
Didelphidae

Genus
Didelphis

Species
marsupialis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Status

Introduction

Year of first record: 2022

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on boats

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Quarantine species

Distribution

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

IUCN (2015) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015-4. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 November 2015.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Didelphis marsupialis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18479. Accessed 11 May 2025.