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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, the only U.S. and Canadian species (mother with nine young) ... D. virginiana range, including introductions in the west ...
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.
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.
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.
The Didelphinae are a subfamily of opossums consisting of 15 genera and 123 species. [2] [3] [4] Specimens have been collected throughout the Americas, but are predominant in South and Central America.
Species range maps that support current ranges developed were done by Thomas A. O'Neil and Margaret M. Shaughnessy by reviewing over 150,000 museum records and developing them in a GIS tied to wildlife-habitat types and elevation. Csuti, B.; Kimmerling, J.; Shaughnessy, M. & Huso, M. (1997). Atlas of Oregon Wildlife. Oregon State Press.
The Virginia big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) is the state mammal of Virginia. This is a list of mammals in Virginia, including both current and recently historical inhabitants.