Chucha

activity

Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Guianan White-eared Opossum is probably nocturnal.

Didelphidae

biology_ecology

Habitat. Tropical, subtropical, and temperate evergreen rainforests at elevations of 100 - 2200 m. In Venezuela, Guianan White-eared Opossums occur in elfin forest habitats on tepuis but also in lowland forests in eastern Venezuela and French Guiana, where they occur in primary forests, disturbed forests, and forest edges. In Brazil, they were found in terra firma forest, flooded fields, and savannas.

Didelphidae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. In some studies in French Guiana, the Guianan White-eared Opossum was reported to be ground dwelling, but more recent studies using traps at ground and understory levels found that it used both layers equally.

Didelphidae

breeding

Breeding. In French Guiana, breeding female Guianan White-eared Opossums were captured in every month except November, but they were more abundant in December-May. Meanlittersize is 4 - 9 young, ranging from one to seven young. There are no chronological or dental age classes reported for onset of reproduction, but younger and smallest reproductively active females found in French Guiana weighed c. 440 g.

Didelphidae