Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Summary 2

The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), commonly known as the North American Opossum, is the only marsupial found in North America north of the Rio Grande River. A solitary and nocturnal animal about the size of a domestic cat, it is a successful opportunist and is found throughout Central America and North America east of the Rockies from Costa Rica to southern Ontario (it was also introduced to California in 1910, and now occupies much of the...

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Jessie Hirsch, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/31329193@N00/2483691463
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didelphis_virginiana

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