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Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

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33.8059, -117.82

Field Notes

Description:

a little less than a foot, gray and black fur, and pink tail and paws.

Habitat:

in my backyard

Notes:

a baby opossum

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
mylyoung
Evidently, here in the US we have opossums.
mylyoung
My dog catches and "kills" possums all the time - we put them outside the fence and they always disappear. Playing possum works! The groundhogs and squirrels and rabbits don't fare so well...
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PublishedOctober 11, 2010

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