common opossum

marsupial
Also known as: Didelphis marsupialis, common possum

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opossums of Latin America

  • common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis)
    In opossum: Opossums of Latin America

    The common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) occurs from Mexico through Central America and into South America as far as the central Amazon basin. The big-eared opossum (D. aurita) is similar to the common opossum and occurs from eastern and southern Brazil to northern Argentina. Other close relatives…

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Virginia opossum

  • Virginia opposum
    In Virginia opossum

    …opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and the common opossum (D. marsupialis) can be found together in eastern and southern Mexico and in Central America.

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