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The Virginia opossum is the original animal named "opossum", a word which comes from Algonquian wapathemwa, meaning "white animal". Colloquially, the Virginia opossum is frequently just called a "possum". [8] The term is applied more generally to any of the other marsupials of the families Didelphidae and Caenolestidae.
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.
The Virginia opossum is the only species found in the United States and Canada. It is often simply referred to as an opossum, and in North America it is commonly referred to as a possum [3] (/ ˈ p ɒ s əm /; sometimes rendered as ' possum in written form to indicate the dropped "o").
The Didelphinae are a subfamily of opossums consisting of 15 genera and 123 species. [2] [3] [4] ... D. virginiana - Virginia opossum; Genus Gracilinanus.
A one-eyed opossum named Basil has officially become an ambassador for his species at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On Sept. 2, the National Zoo, also known as the National Zoological Park ...
Gray four-eyed opossum (Philander opossum) Genus Didelphis. White-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris) Big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita) Guianan white-eared opossum (Didelphis imperfecta) Common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra) Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Tribe Thylamyini. Genus ...
Opossum lost one of its eyes in a predator attack. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
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 ...