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Opossums eat insects, rodents, birds, eggs, frogs, plants, fruits and grain. Some species may eat the skeletal remains of rodents and roadkill animals to fulfill their calcium requirements. [ 45 ] In captivity, opossums will eat practically anything including dog and cat food, livestock fodder and discarded human food scraps and waste.
Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana introduced [4] Shrews and moles. Vagrant shrew. ... Yellow-pine chipmunk, Tamias amoenus; Coulee chipmunk, Tamias grisescens;
Uinta chipmunk Black-tailed prairie dogs. Order: Rodentia, Family: Sciuridae. White-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys leucurus; Black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus; Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus, coniferous forests, nocturnal; Yellow-bellied marmot, Marmota flaviventris, open rocky foothills, talus slopes; Abert's squirrel ...
In fact, it turns out ticks are not even part of an opossum regular diet. The idea that opossums consumed an abundance of ... Turns out, opossums don't really like eating ticks
One species of opossum occurs in Pennsylvania. Common name Scientific name Status [2] Notes ... Eastern chipmunk: Tamias striatus: Common Statewide Carnivorans.
Virginia opossum: Didelphis virginiana: Common, Introduced, Harvest Statewide Eulipotyphlans. ... Subfamily Xerinae (chipmunks and ground squirrels)
The U.S. state of Alabama is home to these known indigenous mammal species. [1] Historically, the state's indigenous species included one armadillo species, sixteen bat species, thirteen carnivore species, six insectivore species, one opossum species, four rabbit species, twenty-two rodent species, and three ungulate species.
The list of mammals of North Dakota lists all mammal species that are seen in the U.S. state of North Dakota. 87 species are known to live in the state.This includes mammals that are currently extirpated or locally extinct in North Dakota such as the gray wolf, swift fox, caribou and grizzly bear.