Big-eared Opossum

Big-eared Opossum

Didelphis aurita

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum
LC

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Caluromys philander

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
0–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
5 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
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Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Big-eared Opossum in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Big-eared Opossum sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Big-eared Opossum in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Big-eared Opossum in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.

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