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No marsupials originated in North America. The opossums that live in Central America, and the Virginia Opossum, which is found as far north as southern Canada, all originated in South America but moved to North America when the two Americas joined together about three million years ago.
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Is a star-nosed mole a marsupial?
No. The star-nosed marsupial is not a marsupial, but a placental mammal. The only marsupial moles are found in northern Australia.
What is the origin of the word marsupial?
"Marsupial" describes the marsupium, or the pouch, which is found only in certain marsupials.
Why is the kangaroo u nique?
It's a marsupial, and can only be found in Australia.
What kind of marsupials are found in Texas?
The North American opossum is the only native marsupial found in Texas.
Do most marsupial live in North America?
No. Only one marsupial, the Virginia Opossum, is found in the wild in North America.Most marsupials live in Australia.
What carnivorous marsupial lives only on the apple isle?
'Apple Isle' is the nickname for Tasmania. The Tasmanian Devil is a carnivorous marsupial now found only in Tasmania. The Eastern Quoll is also a carnivorous marsupial now found only in Tasmania. Though formerly widespread in Victoria, southern New South Wales and southeastern South Australia, it is believed to be extinct on the mainland.
What is the definiton of a Quoll?
The quoll is a carnivorous marsupial mammal found only in Australia and New Guinea.
What is the only marsupial to live in US?
The only marsupial to live in the US is the Virginia opossum.
What is the only marsupial in Minnesota?
The Virginia Opossum is the only native marsupial living in Minnesota.
What is the only marsupial in Pennsylvania?
The only marsupial living in Pennsylvania is the Virginia opossum, Didelphis Virginiana.
How do you use marsupial in a sentence?
A marsupial is a mammal that raises its young in a special pouch. Here are some sentences.A kangaroo is a marsupialThe teacher showed us a photo of a marsupial.There is only one marsupial that lives outside of Australia: the opossum.Marsupials have pouches where the baby lives after it is born.The little cuddly marsupial swung from tree to tree.A marsupial is an animal that carries it's young in a pouch. There are many marsupials in Australia.
Which is the only marsupial native to the US?
Only a number of opossums live in the Americas, most in South America. Click on this link for a complete list.
