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!