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  2. Opossum - Wikipedia

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    The opossum lifespan is unusually short for a mammal of its size, usually only one to two years in the wild and as long as four or more years in captivity. Senescence is rapid. [37] Opossums are moderately sexually dimorphic with males usually being larger, heavier, and having larger canines than females. [36]

  3. Common opossum - Wikipedia

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    The common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), also called the southern or black-eared opossum [2] or gambá, and sometimes called a possum, is a marsupial species living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia (reaching the coast of the South Pacific Ocean to the central coast of Peru), including Trinidad and Tobago and the Windwards in the Caribbean, [2] where it is called manicou. [3]

  4. Possum - Wikipedia

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    Virginia opossum, native to North America; White-eared opossum, native to South America; Phalangeriformes, also called (o)possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), a common possum in Australian urban areas, invasive in New Zealand

  5. Phalangeriformes - Wikipedia

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    The species are commonly known as possums, opossums, [3] gliders, and cuscus. The common name "(o)possum" for various Phalangeriformes species derives from the creatures' resemblance to the opossums of the Americas (the term comes from Powhatan language aposoum "white animal", from Proto-Algonquian * wa·p-aʔɬemwa "white dog"). [ 4 ]

  6. Australian Wildlife Rescuer Finds Precious Pygmy Possum ... - AOL

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    Pygmy possums have large eyes, long ears, and curling, prehensile tails they use to climb and hols onto tree branches. In times of plenty, the base of their tails can be quite round and fat.

  7. List of didelphimorphs - Wikipedia

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    Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Didelphimorphia is an order of marsupial mammals.Members of this order are called didelphimorphs, or opossums.They are primarily found in South America, though some are found in Central America and Mexico and one, the Virginia opossum, ranges into the United States and Canada.

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    And the Instagram page ‘Unbelievable Facts’ is one of the best places to do just that. Every day, they share fascinating trivia, building a collection that now includes over 10,000 unique ...

  9. Baby Opossum Found Inside Living Room Sofa Clings to ... - AOL

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    The Benefits of Opossums. As shocking as it would be to have a wild animal neighbor stop by for a visit, opossums (or possums) are known to be harmless to people. Although they bare their teeth ...