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No. Possums are marsupials, and not even placental mammals like raccoons and rats.

Raccoons are not in the rat family, which is of the order rodentia. Raccoons belong to the family known as carnivora.

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The possum is a marsupial which is native to Australia (different to the opossum). Therefore, it has a pouch in which the young develop after their birth.

Rats are placental mammals and there are very few species native to Australia. They are members of the rodent family, and therefore have teeth which grow continuously.

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Not at all. Possums and rats are not even remotely related. Possums are marsupials, while rats are rodents.

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No They are not !

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