About the size of a large house cat, the
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is North America's only marsupial--a mammal that carries and nurses its young in a pouch.
We detected American beaver (Castor canadensis), American mink, coyote, muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), northern raccoon, red fox,
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), weasel (Mustela spp.), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginiana), river otter, and a variety of birds and small mammals (Table 1).
With 50 teeth, the
Virginia opossum has more teeth than any other local creature that goes bump in the night.
Other small scavengers that frequented the ARF included
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), and white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus).
Amazing detailed photo-portraits show a snake, a frog and tadpole, a white-tailed deer, a beaver, a skunk, a
Virginia opossum, a fox, a bald eagle, a muskrat, a woodpecker, a porcupine, a honey bee, and a tortoise beetle.
The
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792) occurs throughout most of Texas where it is a common inhabitant of deciduous woodlands, prairies, marshes, and farmlands (Schmidly & Bradley 2016).
Population Density of the
Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and Associations of Occurrence with Selected Habitat Variables.
Anderson et al., "Surveillance and movements of
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) in the bovine tuberculosis region of Michigan," Epidemiology and Infection, vol.
(1980) Ectoparasites of the
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) in an urban environment.
White-tailed deer, cottontail rabbits, several kinds of bats,
Virginia opossum, eastern chipmunk, woodchuck, eastern gray squirrel, red squirrel, beaver, muskrat, red and gray fox, and coyote are among the many kinds of mammals you may see.
Species Footholds Box trap Totals
Virginia opossum 104 108 212 Raccoon 89 65 154 Striped skunk 9 14 23 Bobcat 13 8 21 Domestic dog 13 0 13 Eastern cottontail 9 0 9 Gray fox 8 1 9 Coyote 6 (a) 0 6 Squirrel 3 0 3 Domestic cat 2 1 3 Woodchuck 1 0 1 Turtle 1 0 1 Totals 258 197 455 (a) Capture total for coyotes was based on total trap nights using #3.0 foothold traps (n = 1,416).
The arrangement is by order, three of which are represented by only one species: marsupials by the
Virginia opossum, armored mammals by the nine-banded armadillo, and odd-toed hoofed animals by the wild horse.
Didelphis virginiana - omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America