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Big-eared opossum

Didelphis aurita

Description:

•They eat almost anything, such as insects, larvae, fruits, small rodents, eggs and snakes. •They are excellent tree climbers. •They are nocturnal.

Habitat:

Forests, cultivated lands, urban areas in the Atlantic Forest and all the brazilian Restinga -I saw this opossum in Angra dos Reis (RJ, Brazil)

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BrunoMoller
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BrunoMoller

Angra dos Reis, RJ, Brazil

Spotted on Apr 23, 2016
Submitted on Dec 9, 2016

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