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White-eared Opossum

Didelphis albiventris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 97, February 95, March 121, April 124, May 102, June 98, July 74, August 75, September 151, October 188, November 123, December 93.
Brazil1,341
Argentina888
Santa Fe394
Distrito Federal303
Buenos Aires283
Sao Paulo263
Uruguay159
Minas Gerais120
Parana110
Rio Grande do Sul105

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MarsupialCarries young in a pouchChecked by the maintainer

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderOpossums · Didelphimorphia
FamilyOpossums · Didelphidae
GenusLarge American Opossums · Didelphis

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