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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]
The black-shouldered opossum is characterized by a gray coat, gray underbelly, and broad black stripes that extend from the forefeet, meet on the shoulders, run along the midline of the back and then split into parallel stripes that run down the hind feet. Little is known of the behavior of the black-shouldered opossum. It is nocturnal and ...
Opossums are found in North, Central, and South America. The Virginia opossum lives in regions as far north as Canada and as far south as Central America, while other types of opossums only inhabit countries south of the United States. [50] The Virginia opossum can often be found in wooded areas, though its habitat may vary widely. [51]
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.
Three other species are known to occur close to this species's range: Anderson's four-eyed opossum, McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum, and the common four-eyed opossum. This species lacks a dark dorsal stripe, seen in P. andersoni, and is generally darker. P. mcilhennyi is usually black instead of dark gray as in this species.
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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.
Bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum; Bare-tailed woolly opossum; Big lutrine opossum; Big-eared opossum; Bishop's slender opossum; Black-shouldered opossum; Brazilian gracile opossum; Brazilian slender opossum; Brown four-eyed opossum; Brown-eared woolly opossum; Buff-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum; Bushy-tailed opossum