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It depends on the species.
The species of opossum which do have pouches are members of the genus Didelphis and the genus Philander. Both the male and female aquatic Chironectes, also known as the water opossum, or Yapok, also have watertight pouches,
The remainder of the opossums found in Central and South America have no pouch. The shrew opossums (Paucituberculata), for example, do not have pouches. The babies must cling to the nipple unprotected.
What else can I help you with?
An animal that gives birth to offspring that mature and suckle in a pouch is a?
KANGARO AND KOALO this is a marsupial and some examples would be an opposum, kangaroo, and koala.
What animal has the shortest baby stage?
Marsupials in general have short gestation periods since the babies are born into the pouch at a rather underdeveloped state. I think the shortest animal gestation period if I remember correctly is that of the opposum, it's 12-13 days long.
What eats an opposum?
if a opposum is hit by a car another opposum is likely to come along and eat it (and possibly get hit by a car) I don't know other natural predators
What is a baby opposum called?
A baby opposum is called a joey.
Is a opposum an omnivore?
omnivore
Where did Astro boy originate from?
opposum
What is the cousin of the opposum?
The cousin is the Koala.
What is the common marsupial in the US?
opposum
What are the predators of a duck?
Could be a raccoon or opposum
Do opposum's have good hearing or not?
noi they dint
What are examples of animals that are bluffing?
opposum
How do opposum breed?
They breed the same as all mammals.
