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Gray short-tailed opossums are relatively small animals, with a superficial resemblance to voles.In the wild they have head-body length of 12 to 18 cm (4.7 to 7.1 in) and weigh 58 to 95 grams (2.0 to 3.4 oz); males are larger than females. [5]
Virginia opossums can vary considerably in size, with larger specimens found to the north of the opossum's range and smaller specimens in the tropics. They measure 33–55 cm (13–22 in) long from their snout to the base of the tail, with the tail adding another 25–54 cm (9.8–21.3 in).
Short-tailed opossums have been found to use nuzzling in chemosensory and exploratory behavior for recognizing individuals of the same species. In Monodelphis domestica, nuzzling and snout-rubbing transforms odor from dry components like glandular secretions, feces, and urine, into moist naso-oral secretions that reach the vomeronasal organ to be processed chemically.
M. domestica - gray short-tailed opossum; M. emiliae - Emilia's short-tailed opossum; M. gardneri - Gardner's short-tailed opossum; M. glirina - Amazonian red-sided opossum; M. handleyi - Handley's short-tailed opossum; M. iheringi - Ihering's three-striped opossum; M. kunsi - pygmy short-tailed opossum; M. maraxina - Marajó short-tailed ...
The nine species in the genus Philander, commonly known as gray and black four-eyed opossums, are members of the order Didelphimorphia. Mature females have a well-developed marsupium . The tail appears to be hairless except for the proximal (closest to the body) 5 or 6 cm, which has a few long hairs.
NEW BEDFORD — Odin the one-eyed Virginia opossum has the gift of changing the minds of visitors to Buttonwood Park Zoo about what to expect of an opossum when they meet him.. Animals like Odin ...
The largest species, the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), is the only marsupial to be found in North America, north of Mexico. The Virginia opossum has opposable toes on their two back feet. One of the synapomorphies of this genus is the hypertrophied spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae, which also interlock. As a result, this ...
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