defense mechanism against large opossums. Opossums are found in North, Central, and South America. The Virginia opossum lives in regions as far north as...

to which most Western hemisphere opossums belong (excluding the seven species of shrew opossums). The common opossum is currently not an endangered species...

flat nose. Opossums have 50 teeth, more than any other North American land mammal, and opposable, clawless thumbs on their rear limbs. Opossums have 13 nipples...

Look up opossum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Opossums are marsupials that belong to order Didelphimorphia in the Western Hemisphere. Opossum or opossom...

of age, the young opossums detach from the nipples, but they still nurse and sleep with the mother.[citation needed] The water opossum seems to have a history...

unlike other marsupial species, female opossums lack a pouch: neonates simply cling to the teats. Opossums are born at a stage that is approximately...

and rodents. Several opossums, such as Monodelphis, also occupy small insectivore niches. Shrew opossums (also known as rat opossums or caenolestids) are...

effective seed dispersers. Younger opossums consume smaller fruits than older opossums, so usually the adult opossums disperse larger seeds. However, proportionally...

compared to any of the other living opossums. Being a member of the Didelphidae (opossums), Patagonian opossums feed mainly on insects and fruits, yet...

in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as Large American opossums, are members of the opossum order, Didelphimorphia. The genus Didelphis is composed of...

younger. While this condition did not affect the opossum's health in any way, mainly because opossums are nocturnal, it would nonetheless have made her...

Opossum Run is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. Opossum Run received its name from an incident when road workers killed an opossum there. List of rivers...

named on account of opossums in the area. List of rivers of Missouri U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Opossum Branch "Montgomery...

The grayish or gray mouse opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens) is a diminutive species of opossum in the family Didelphidae, endemic to Mexico. It is the sole...

Opossum Creek may refer to: Opossum Creek (Little Osage River), a stream in Kansas Opossum Creek (Big Creek), a stream in Missouri Opossum Creek (Conewago...

Pygmy opossum may refer to: Chacoan pygmy opossum (Chacodelphys formosa) from South America Pygmy short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis kunsi) from South America...

The red mouse opossum (Marmosa rubra) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes eastern Ecuador and Peru. Solari, S...

The gray slender opossum (Marmosops incanus), is an opossum species endemic to eastern Brazil. This species is a semi-arboreal marsupial, moving on average...

authorities for over a month, delivering a litter of joeys in the process. Opossums are considered an invasive species in Alaska. Grubby was first spotted...

Adler's mouse opossum (Marmosa adleri) is a species of opossum in the Marmosa genus in the family Didelphidae. The name Adler's mouse opossum was named after...

Tyler's mouse opossum (Marmosa tyleriana) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It lives in rainforests of the Guiana Highlands of...

loudly. It is known to be "the fiercest fighter of the opossums". The gray four-eyed opossum is a nocturnal animal but can be active during the day....

commonly known as woolly opossums, are members of the order Didelphimorphia. Subgenus Mallodelphys Derby's woolly opossum, Caluromys derbianus Caluromys...

didelphimorphs Family Didelphidae: opossums Order Paucituberculata (seven species) Family Caenolestidae: shrew opossums Superorder Australidelphia (Australian...

white-eared opossum (D. albiventris) for over 160 years. As such, the name azarae has been abandoned. Due to carrying offspring, female big-eared opossums tend...

(108 species) Family Didelphidae: opossums Order Paucituberculata (7 species) Family Caenolestidae: shrew opossums Modern marsupials are now understood...

they may remain for around 30 days. Unlike many marsupials, female mouse opossums do not possess a pouch to protect the young as they develop. The young...

marsupials in the family Didelphidae, commonly referred to as short-tailed opossums. They are found throughout South America. As of January 2019[update], the...

mouse opossums (Marsupialia: Didelphidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102:3–7. Shamel, H.H. 1930a. A new murine opossum from Argentina...

(water opossum): one species Genus Cryptonanus (savanna gracile opossums): five species (one extinct) Genus Didelphis (large American opossums): six species...