Big-eared Opossum

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Big-eared Opossum
Conservation status
Least concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Subfamily: Didelphinae Genus: Didelphis Species: D. aurita
Binomial name
Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied, 1826

The Big-eared Opossum, Didelphis aurita, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

[edit] References

• New World Marsupial Specialist Group (1996). Didelphis aurita. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Infonatura
• Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 5. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.