The big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita), also known as a saruê, or the gambá, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Big-eared Opossum being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Didelphis marsupialis
- Didelphis pernigra
- Didelphis albiventris
- Daubentonia madagascariensis
- Didelphis virginiana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Didelphimorphia
- Family
- Didelphidae
- Genus
- Didelphis
- Species
- Didelphis aurita
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