it get's to the size of a house cat .
About the size of a cat.
There is one species of opossum in the US but 60 species in South America.
About the size of a cat.
About the size of a cat.
Big-eared opossum was created in 1826.
About the size of a cat.
An Opossum
A opossum.
The opossum is found in the USA. Although it is sometimes referred to as a "possum", it is in fact a completely different animal to any of the possum species found in Australia.
In the zoos, yes. The opossum is a native US marsupial.
The opossum is a marsupial native to the USA.
Not that big at least not common commensal US rodent, contrary to myth. Possums are mistaken for large rats routinely, hence the confusion. the Norway in US is the biggest but still smaller than an adult opossum, about same as a rabbit (body)
Only a number of opossums live in the Americas, most in South America. Click on this link for a complete list.
The only marsupial to live in the US is the Virginia opossum.
Opossum