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Southern Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)

Southern Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
Southern Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)

About Southern Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Mammals
  • Order: Opossums
  • Family: Opossums

The common opossum, also called the southern or black-eared opossum or gambá, and sometimes called a possum, is a marsupial species living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia, including Trinidad and Tobago and the Windwards in the Caribbean, where it is called manicou. It prefers the woods, but can also live in fields and cities.

Source: Wikipedia

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