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Virginia opossum was created in 1792.
The Virginia opossum is the original animal named "opossum". The word comes from Algonquian wapathemwa meaning "white animal". Colloquially, the Virginia opossum is frequently called simply "possum".
Virginia opossum
Virginia opossum is the smallest. They also have muskrats.
Virginia Opossum
There is just one species of opossum in North America, and that is the Virginia opossum.
There are no opossum species native to Europe, but the Virginia Opossum of North America has spread to Europe and Asia.
an opossum would be one native to that state
Yes. It is the only marsupial native to North America. Despite being called a Virginia Opossum, its range has extended far beyond Virginia.
Yudao Lu has written: 'On projection fibres of the forebrain of the Virginian opossum' -- subject(s): Prosencephalon, Virginia opossum
The only Opossum species that is found in Canada is the Virginia Opossum; their range in Canada is limited to southern Ontario only.
The Didelphimorphia or Virginia Opossum are common.