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White-eared opossum

Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840

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The white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) is a species in the family Didelphidae, order Didelphimorphia. Recorded adults weigh 904 g to 1.27 kg and live up to 1.64 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris)
Photo: Alexandre Toda Faitarone · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-eared opossum

Weight
904 g – 1.27 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
1.64 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
1.7 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Gestation
12 dayssrc for Gestation
Young per litter or clutch
6.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
10.4 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Litters or clutches a year
1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Lifestyle
Scansorialsrc for Lifestyle
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the white-eared opossum live?

Not recorded

What is the white-eared opossum?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris), known as the timbu and cassaco in northeast Brazil, saruê and sariguê in Bahia, micurê and mucura in northern Brazil and comadreja overa and zarigüeya in Argentina, is an opossum species found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is a terrestrial and, sometimes, arboreal animal, and a habitat generalist, living in a wide range of different habitats.

For some time, this species was incorrectly known by the name D. azarae, correctly applied to the big-eared opossum. This led to azarae's discontinuation as a species name. From 1993 until 2002, this species also included the Guianan white-eared opossum (D. imperfecta) and the Andean white-eared opossum (D. pernigra) as subspecies.

It is the team mascot of Clube Náutico Capibaribe, a Brazilian football team from Recife, Pernambuco.

From the Wikipedia article “White-eared opossum” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-eared_opossum&oldid=1330310555), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the white-eared opossum endangered?

The white-eared opossum is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the white-eared opossum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classMammalia
  4. orderDidelphimorphia
  5. familyDidelphidae
  6. genusDidelphis
  7. SpeciesDidelphis albiventris Lund, 1840
Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Brazilian white-eared opossumEnglish
  • أبوسوم أبيض الأذنArabic
  • vačice bělobřicháCzech
  • Hvidøret opossumDanish
  • Gemeines WeißohropossumGerman
  • Weißohren-OpossumGerman
  • Λευκόωτο ΟπόσουμGreek
  • Comadreja ComúnSpanish
  • Comadreja OveraSpanish
  • Tlacuache de orejas blancasSpanish
  • zarigüeyaSpanish
  • Zarigüeya orejiblanca Comadreja overa Picaza (ARG)Spanish
  • valkokorvaopossumiFinnish
  • Opossum à oreilles blanchesFrench
  • Sarigue à oreilles blanchesFrench
  • シロミミオポッサムJapanese
  • HvitøreopossumNorwegian Bokmål
  • HvitørepungrotteNorwegian Bokmål
  • Zuid-Amerikaanse OpossumDutch
  • dydelf białouchyPolish
  • SaruêPortuguese
  • Gambá-de-orelha-brancaPortuguese
  • MucuraPortuguese
  • TimbuPortuguese
  • TimbúPortuguese
  • Белобрюхий опоссумRussian

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFTAXREFWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the white-eared opossum

Other species in the same genus Didelphis.

CompareWhite-eared opossum vs Virginia opossumWhite-eared opossum vs Common opossumWhite-eared opossum vs Big-eared opossumWhite-eared opossum vs Andean white-eared opossum

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-eared opossum?

An adult white-eared opossum weighs 904 g – 1.27 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-eared opossum endangered?

The white-eared opossum is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the white-eared opossum live?

The white-eared opossum has a recorded lifespan of 1.64 years.

How long is the white-eared opossum pregnant?

The recorded gestation period is 12 days.

What kind of animal is the white-eared opossum?

The white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) belongs to the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_eared_opossum_2026,
  title = {White-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-eared-opossum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}