Where do opossums live in New Mexico?

Answer 1

Opossums are found only in North America. Many people confuse opossums with possums.

Possums are different to opossums, and not even closely related at all.

• Possums belong to the family Phalangeridae and order Marsupialia, while opossums belong to the order Didelphimorphia, although they are also marsupials.

Therefore:

• True opossums are found only in North America, although there is a "water possum", also known as the yapok, which is found in central and South America.
• Possums are found in New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), Sulawesi (Indonesia) and a few other small islands in the Pacific region. Although not native to New Zealand, the brush-tailed possum was introduced into that country over a century ago and has subsequently become a pest.

Answer 2

Opossums are found in North America,while the "water opossums" or yapok is found in central and South America. The creature known as the possum in Australia and New Guinea is actually a quite different animal.

Answer 3

Possums live in hollow trees and logs in forests, bushland and virtually any area with decent sized native trees such as gum trees. Unfortunately, they also like to inhabit the roof space in houses, and have been known to make themselves at home in fireplaces and even dog kennels.

True possums are found in New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), Sulawesi (Indonesia) and a few other small islands in the Pacific region. Although not native to New Zealand, the brush-tailed possum was introduced into that country over a century ago and has subsequently become a pest.

Varieties of possums found in Australia include the ring tail possum, various species of pygmy possums, brush tailed possum and gliders.

The creature known as an opossum, which is unrelated to the possum, is found in North America, while a type of water-possum, known as the yapok, is found in central and South America.

Answer 4

The Virginia Opossum is found throughout Central America (north of about Costa Rico) and Mexico, and throughout all of the United States and southern Canada east of the Rockies. It is also found (through introduction) along the west coast of the USA.