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The American opossum/also possum is the only marsupial mammal in the United States and is about the size of a house cat with a naked semi-prehensile tail, light colored fur with darker tips. Its ears are small and rounded compared to its overall size. Its nose is long and the mouth is full of pointed teeth (similar to many carnivores). It has a pouch for carrying it's young until they are too large at which point they ride on their mother's back.

There are 70 other species of possums although much less closely related to the American possum than they are to each other.

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