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Virginia OpossumEducational resources on Virginia OpossumVirginia Opossum or Didelphis virginiana is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Lower Risk/Least Concern . IUCN Profile of the Virginia Opossum Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Virginia Opossum Order Didelphimoria: Family Didelphidae: Didelphis virginiana Kerr. Description. A mammal about the size of a terrier dog, with long, scaly www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/didevirg.htm ADW: Didelphis virginiana: Information When a Virginia opossum thinks that it is being threatened it will go into a catatonic state where it appears to be dead, they go limp and their breathing becomes almost animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Didelphis_virginiana.html Possum page One of the most unusual mammals that can be encountered along the river is Didelphis virginiana, the Virginia opossum (sometimes called the American opossum). www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/opossum.html North American Mammals: Didelphis virginiana The Virginia opossum, the only marsupial found north of Mexico, is an adaptable omnivore at home on the ground and in the trees. Opossums prefer forested habitats, but they are www.mnh.si.edu/mna/image_info.cfm?species_id=65 virginia opossum Virginia Opossums are medium-sized mammals, about the size of a large housecat. They have whitish-gray fur, but sometimes can be blackish-gray. www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/virginia_opossum.htm ADW: Didelphis virginiana: Pictures Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana: Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana: Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana : Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/pictures/Didelphis_virginiana.html Virginia Opossum Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginianus) The Virginia Opossum. by Alice Delaney. The Virginia Opossum, is a marsupial in the States, www.efec.unt.edu/Crow%20Creek/virginia_opossum.htm WEC28/UW026: Opossums The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is an interesting animal , though it can be a nuisance to man, a detriment to some wildlife, and has a name difficult to spell. edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw026 Virginia opossum Belize Biodiversity Information System Wildlife Conservation Society Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre 01/19/98 NAME - Virginia opossum FAMILY fwie.fw.vt.edu/WCS/050040.HTM NDIS Virginia Opossum Wildlife Page Habitat: They use a variety of temporary shelters, including rocks, brush, hollow trees, woodpiles, and burrows of other animals. Diet: Opossums eat almost any organic matter ndis.nrel.colostate.edu/wildlifespx.asp?SpCode=051066
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