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Big-Eared Opossum

Didelphis aurita

Habitat:

I found this specimen in a fragment of Atlantic Forest, on a region with predominance of Cerrado.

Notes:

Some details of a "Didelphis aurita". In first photo, the thumb without claw. In the second, the double penis.

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2 Comments

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 9 years ago

So "nrvero", this specimen was caught in a teach about mammalian fauna and fauna collect to researches.

nrvero
nrvero 9 years ago

What is the story behind this pics? Was it a rescue operation? Thanks for sharing.

LeonardoMB
Spotted by
LeonardoMB

MG, Brazil

Spotted on Sep 17, 2014
Submitted on Sep 29, 2014

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