OPOSSUM

Didelphis Virginiana

Souly Carolina State Park Service

Class: Mammal

Family: Didelphidae

Size: weight = 8-13 lbs. length = 2.5 feet including tail

Habitat: woodlands, marshes, swamps, and streams

Diet: omnivorous - eats meat and plants such as insects, rodents, birds, berries, and fruit

Life Span: 2 years in the wild, 4 years in captivity

Opossum Oddities:

The opossum is North America's only native marsupial.

Opossum's feign death when threatened, hence the well-known term "playing possum".

Opossum babies are the size of a jellybean when they are born!

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