Big-eared Opossum
Didelphis aurita
The Big-eared Opossum is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
This species, which was considered a population of the Common Opossum 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 for over 160 years. As such, the name ''azarae'' has been abandoned.
This species, which was considered a population of the Common Opossum 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 for over 160 years. As such, the name ''azarae'' has been abandoned.
