WHITE-EARED OPOSSUM Didelphis albiventris  CLICK FOR HANDBOOK ACCOUNT
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Opossums are Marsupials. Their young are born in an undeveloped state and, still blind and naked, make their way to a teat in a pouch on the underside of the female where they complete their development. The White-eared Opossum is a large species and the most commonly-encountered member of its family. It is semi-arboreal, feeding in the tree-tops, but equally as happy on the ground. They are nocturnal, passing the day in a hollow tree.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM5PH) Adult, hiding in mandarin tree, PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM6PH) Same individual (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM7PH) Same individual head detail (Paul Smith March 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM8PH) Juvenile, PN San Rafael (Teatske Nieuborg 2007).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM9PH) Footprint, Mbaracayś Biosphere Reserve, Departamento Canindeyś (Paul Smith October 2008).
VIDEO - (FPMAM10VI) Same individual as (FPMAM5PH, FPMAM6PH, FPMAM7PH) (Paul Smith March 2007).
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