White-eared opossum




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White-eared opossum

Adult weight : 0.904 kg (1.9888 lbs)

Female maturity :365 days

Male maturity : 365 days

Gestation : 12 days

Weaning : 117 days

Litter size : 5

Litters per year : 1

Interval between litters : 260 days

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White-eared opossum

Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Species : Didelphis albiventris

 

The White-eared opossum is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the whiteeared opossum
A young / baby of a whiteeared opossum is called a 'joey'. The females are called 'jill' and males 'jack'.

Facts about the white-eared opossum

American Opossums - Gamba Didelphis albiventris The head and body length of Didelphis albiventris is 325-500 mm with tail length ranging from 255-535 mm.

The Marsupial Didelphis albiventris is an Improbable Host of Paracoccidiodes brasiliensis in an Endemic Area of Paracoccidioidomycosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil - M.

Geographic Range Didelphis albiventris is distributed throughout South America. (Full text)

We suggest that the south american marsupial Didelphis albiventris is a very useful model for the study of some aspects of neuropsychiatric research on account of the striking similarity between the organization of its amigdaloid complex and that of the human one. (Full text)

The marsupial didelphis albiventris is an improbable host of paracoccidioides brasiliensis in an endemic area of Paracoccidioidomycosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Full text)

The marsupial Didelphis albiventris is an improbable host of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in an endemic area of paracoccidioidomycosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Full text)

Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - The marsupial Didelphis albiventris is an improbable host of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in an endemic area of paracoccidioidomycosis in Minas Gerais, Brazil      Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo CruzPrint ISSN 0074-0276 Mem. (Full text)

1. Didelphis, genus Didelphis -- (type genus of the family Didelphidae)
Didelphis
genus Didelphis
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