White-Eared Opossum
White-Eared Opossum
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| シロミミオポッサム | |||
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| AKA | White-Eared Possum
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| Romaji | Shiro mimi opossamu
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Didelphis albiventris
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| Distribution | South America
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| Diet | Omnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | 20 months
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| Read More | White-eared opossum
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| White-Eared Opossum | Nexon Game |
The White-Eared Opossum is a type of mammal Friend that appeared in the original Kemono Friends mobile game.
Appearance
White-Eared Opossum has black hair that she wears in two low pigtails and white piecey bangs that connect to her mouse-shaped ears. Her attire features a maid-style dress with long sleeves and puffed at the shoulders, grey leggings, and pink Mary Jane shoes. She also wears a ribbon bowtie the same rosy-pink as her shoes and a white frilled apron with a pocket to imitate the pouch of a marsupial. Her tail is grey with a white tip and her eye color is black.
Series Appearances
| Media | Role | |
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| 2015 | Nexon Game | ↪ Minor character, playable character |
In Real Life
A White-Eared Opossum is mostly covered in black and grey fur, with white spots on their face and ears. Their tail is a similar dark color to their body with a grey tip, despite being hairless, and aids their climbing skills. They tend to be one to three pounds (or 0.5kg-1.3kg) and are found in various biomes throughout east and central South America.
The diet of the White-Eared Opossum changes with age and the seasons. They begin breeding at the end of the dry season, so joeys will nurse from their mother for three to four months as flora begins to flourish again. Younger individuals tend to favor invertebrates and fruit, while adults are more likely to consume vertebrates such as birds, fish, smaller mammals, and even snakes. This means that young are less likely to compete with adults for food.
Trivia
White-Eared Opossums can give birth to more than twenty joeys at once.
Fruit seeds can remain intact even after passing through their digestive system, so they play a role in replanting tropical flora. This method is called "seed dispersal."
They will catch and eat snakes because they are immune to snake venom.
It is the team mascot of a Brazilian football team from the state of Pernambuco.
References
https://animalia.bio/white-eared-opossum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-eared_opossum
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Didelphis_albiventris