Big-eared opossum

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Big-eared opossum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Infraclass:
Marsupialia
Order:
Didelphimorphia
Family:
Didelphidae
Subfamily:
Didelphinae
Genus:
Didelphis
Species:
D. aurita
Binomial name
Didelphis aurita
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Big-eared opossum range

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The big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.[1]

This species, which was considered a population of the common opossum (D. marsupialis) for some time, was originally described as D. azarae by Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1824, but this name was incorrectly given to the white-eared opossum (D. albiventris) for over 160 years. As such, the name azarae has been abandoned.[1]

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern

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