#0445 · 🦊 mammals
Big-eared Opossum
Didelphis aurita
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- 1. © Instituto Últimos Refúgios · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Nicolas Olejnik · CC BY 4.0
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- 4. © leobalbi · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Ericson Cernawsky Igual · CC BY-SA 4.0
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- 7. © Diogo Loretto · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. © Instituto Últimos Refúgios · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The big-eared opossum ( Didelphis aurita ) also known as a saruê is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 2,407 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied in 1826 (200 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Big-eared Opossum
- scientific name
- Didelphis aurita
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Didelphimorphia
- family
- Didelphidae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings worldwide
- 2,407
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1826 by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Didelphidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 42657, Wikidata Q194238, GBIF 2439928, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.