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common opossum

marsupial

Also known as: Didelphis marsupialis, common possum

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opossums of Latin America

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

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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