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    Opossums ( / əˈpɒsəm /) are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia ( / daɪˌdɛlfɪˈmɔːrfiə /) endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 126 species in 18 genera.

  2. Opossums are marsupials, who carry their young in a pouch. They will give birth after a 12-14 day gestation period, and the young will emerge from the pouch 70-125 days later. Everything you should know about the Opossum. The Opossum is a housecat size marsupial, with scaly feet and a prehensile tail.

  3. Jul 3, 2023 · The possum looks like a cute cross between a squirrel and a chinchilla, and it belongs to a different order than the North American mammal that shares (most of) its name.

  4. Possums are a suborder of 70 tree-living marsupial species native to Australia and the Indonesian islands of New Guinea and Sulawesi. While their names are similar and both are...

  5. Common Name: Opossums. Scientific Name: Didelphidae. Type: Mammals. Diet: Omnivore. Group Name: Passel. Size: Length from nose to tail: 2.5 feet. Weight: 8.8 to 13.2 pounds. Size relative to a...

  6. Opossums, generally referred to as ‘Didelphimorpias’ are small marsupials that are found in Central and Southern America. Opossums have lived in the Americas for around 55 million years probably evolving from the basic South American marsupials of the late Cretaceous period.

  7. 2 days ago · General Opossum Information. Over 70 million years ago dinosaurs roamed the Earth. While they are now extinct, one animal who shared the same land with the dinosaurs still exists today… the opossum. Despite its appearance, the opossum is not related to the rat.

  8. Possum. By. Animals Network Team. The Possum comprises a group of marsupials that live in Australia, Sulawesi, and New Guinea. These furry creatures live in trees, and carry their young in a pouch. Many people incorrectly refer to “ oPossums ,” particularly the Virginia oPossum, as “Possums.”

  9. Although some people shortsightedly write them off as pests, opossums are gentle, shy creatures who generally clean up messes rather than make them. These small marsupials eat slugs, insects, snails and other critters, keeping those populations in check.

  10. Opossum, any of slightly more than 100 species of New World marsupial mammals in the orders Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata (see rat opossum), and Microbiotheria (see monito del monte). These marsupials, along with their relatives in Australasia, were formerly grouped together in the order.

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