What type of possums live in Virginia?

Answer 1

there is about 5 billion possums in Michigan

There are no possums in Michigan. True possums are found only in Oceania, i.e. Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and some islands of Indonesia.

Perhaps a better question to be asking is: "How many opossums in Michigan?"

Answer 2

No possum lives in Michigan. The Virginia Opossum can be found in Michigan.

Some believe that possums and opossums are both the same animal. This is quite incorrect, however. The "possum" of North America is just a shorter name for an opossum, but true possums are different from opossums, and not related at all, except by virtue of both animals being marsupials. (See the related question below.)

Possums belong to the family Phalangeridae and order Marsupialia, while opossums belong to the order Didelphimorphia, although they are also marsupials.True possums are only found in New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), Sulawesi (Indonesia) and a few other small islands in the Pacific region, such as New Zealand, to which they were introduced.

Answer 3

None.

No possum lives in Virginia. The Virginia Opossum is the marsipial that can be found in Virginia.

Some believe that possums and opossums are both the same animal. This is quite incorrect, however. The "possum" of North America is just a shorter name for an opossum, but true possums are different from opossums, and not related at all, except by virtue of both animals being marsupials.

Possums belong to the family Phalangeridae and order Marsupialia, while opossums belong to the order Didelphimorphia, although they are also marsupials. True possums are only found in New Guinea, Australia (including Tasmania), Sulawesi (Indonesia) and a few other small islands in the Pacific region, such as New Zealand, to which they were introduced.

Answer 4

No "possums" live in Illinois, but the Virginia Opossum lives there.

True possums are actually those marsupials found in Australia and some surrounding islands.