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Opossums probably diverged from the basic South American marsupials in the late Cretaceous or early Paleocene. They are small to medium-sized marsupials, about the size of a large house cat, with a long snout and prehensile tail. Family: Didelphidae (American opossums) Subfamily: Didelphinae. Virginia opossum, D. virginiana [n 1] [n 2] LC
This is a list of North American mammals. It includes all mammals currently found in the United States, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada, Greenland, Bermuda, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean region, whether resident or as migrants. This article does not include species found only in captivity.
Mammals of Mexico (5 C, 88 P) P. Pinnipeds of North America (1 C, 18 P) Primates of North America (1 C, 5 P) R. ... North American donkeys; North American least shrew;
North American porcupine. Family Erethizontidae (New World porcupines) Genus: Erethizon. North American porcupine, E. dorsatum LC; Eastern gray squirrel in Manhattan American red squirrel. Family Muridae (Old World mice and rats) Genus: Mus. House mouse, M. musculus LC introduced; Genus: Rattus. Norway rat, R. norvegicus LC introduced; Black ...
American mammal may refer to: Mammals of North America; Mammals of Central America; Mammals of South America This page was last edited on 2 ...
In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans , an essay on hunting published in 1486 and attributed to Juliana Berners . [ 1 ]
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 65 mammal species in the United States are threatened or nearly threatened with extinction. [1] The IUCN has classified each of these species into one of four conservation statuses: near threatened NT, vulnerable VU, endangered EN, and critically endangered CR.
Lists of mammals by region cover mammals found in different parts of the world. They are organized by continent, region, and country, and in some places by sub-national region. Most are full species lists, while those for Australia and the Caribbean have links to more specific species lists.