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Didelphis marsupialis virginiana [6] The Virginia opossum ( Didelphis virginiana ), also known as the North American opossum , is a member of the opossum family found from southern Canada to northern Costa Rica (making it the northernmost marsupial in the world).
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.
This list of mammals in Pennsylvania consists of 66 species currently believed to occur wild in the state. This excludes feral domesticated species such as feral cats and dogs . Several species recently lived wild in Pennsylvania, but are now extirpated (locally, but not globally, extinct).
The word opossum is derived from the Powhatan language and was first recorded between 1607 and 1611 by John Smith (as opassom) and William Strachey (as aposoum). [5] Possum was first recorded in 1613.
Introduced - in New Zealand the introduced species is the common bushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), while on the west coast of North America it is the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Wild European pocket populations are excluded
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) The eastern coyote (Canis latrans var.) is expanding its range in West Virginia. The American, or northern, short-tailed shrew (Blarina brevicauda) The woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum) The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), typical of Canada, reaches its southernmost distribution in West Virginia.
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 Chacodelphys. Chacoan pygmy opossum ...
Didelphis is a genus of New World marsupials. The six species in the genus Didelphis , commonly known as Large American opossums , are members of the opossum order , Didelphimorphia . The genus Didelphis is composed of cat -sized omnivorous species, which can be recognized by their prehensile tails and their tendency to feign death when cornered.