The yapok is another term for the water opossum, Latin name Chironectes minimus, a marsupial found in Central and South America.
The yapok is also known as the Water opossum.
The yapok is another term for the water opossum, Latin name Chironectes minimus, a marsupial found in Central and South America.
The yapok is unusual because it's the only marsupial that lives in water. It has peculiar characteristics like webbed feet and water repellent fur.
Yapok (water opossum)Yellow-finned tunaYellowtail fishYosemite toad* Yapok (aquatic opossum) * Yellow-finned tuna * Yosemite toad
* Yak * Yapok * Ynambu
The Water Opossum (Chironectes minimus), also locally known as the Yapok, is a marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It looks like mostly related with this family is the Originally native to the eastern United States, the Virginia Opossum which was intentionally introduced into the West during the Great depressoin probably as a source of food.
Yapok (aquatic opossum)Yellow-finned tunaYosemite toad
Yes, the yapok, also known as the water opossum, is a carnivore. It primarily feeds on small aquatic and terrestrial animals, including fish, amphibians, and invertebrates. While it may occasionally consume some plant matter, its diet is mostly meat-based, reflecting its carnivorous nature.
There are more than just one marsupial that does not live in Australia, but two of the best known are the Virginia Opossum and the Yapok.
Mammals which are semi-aquatic, i.e. live on land but spend much of their time in rivers include the platypus, yapok, water shrew, water rat, beaver and otter.
There are several species of marsupials in America, given that America covers North, Central and South America. In North America, there is only the Virginia opossum. In central America can be found a type of "water-possum", known as the Yapok. South America is the home of the Monito del Monte.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern YAP--. That is, five letter words with 1st letter Y and 2nd letter A and 3rd letter P. In alphabetical order, they are: yapok yapon yapps yappy