Category
page 1Marsupials of North America
Didelphidae
Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 126 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North America in the Great American Interchange following the connection of North and South America in the late Cenozoic.
Didelphis virginiana
species of mammal
water opossum
species of mammal
Common opossum
species of mammal
Ameridelphia
Ameridelphia is traditionally a superorder that includes all marsupials living in the Americas except for the monito del monte (Dromiciops). It is now regarded as a paraphyletic group.
Derby's woolly opossum
species of mammal
Grayish mouse opossum
species of mammal
Mexican mouse opossum
species of mammal
Philander vossi
species of mammal