The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is the only marsupial found in North America north of Mexico. In the United States, it is typically referred to simply as a possum. Virginia opossums are familiar to many North Americans as they are often...
The water opossum (Chironectes minimus ), also locally known as the yapok, is a marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is the only living member of its genus, Chironectes. This semiaquatic creature is found in and near freshwater streams and lakes...
The Common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) is a marsupial species living in the Americas. It is a cat-sized omnivorous animal, which can be recognized by its prehensile tail and its tendency to feign death when cornered.
The Gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) is a South American member of the family Didelphidae. Unlike most other marsupials, it does not have a true pouch. The Gray short-tailed opossum is used as a research model in science and is also...
The white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris ), known as the timbu in Brazil and comadreja overa in Argentina, is an opossum species found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It is a terrestrial and, sometimes, arboreal animal,...
The gray four-eyed opossum (Philander opossum ) is an opossum species from Central and South America, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, Bolivia and southwestern Brazil, at altitudes from sea level to 1600 m, but generally below 1,000 metres...
The bare-tailed woolly opossum (Caluromys philander ) is an opossum from South America. It was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The bare-tailed woolly opossum is characterized by a gray head, brown to gray coat, orange to...
Lutreolina is a genus of opossum found in South America. Both extant species in this genus are known as lutrine opossums. They have an otter-like body plan and occasionally semiaquatic tendencies, hence the genus name Lutreolina, which is Latin for...
Derby's woolly opossum (Caluromys derbianus ), or the Central American woolly opossum, is an opossum found in deciduous and moist evergreen forests of Central America, from southern Mexico to western Ecuador and Colombia. It was first described by...
The Chacoan pygmy opossum (Chacodelphys formosa ) is a recently described genus and species of didelphimorph marsupial. The only species in Chacodelphys, C. formosa, was known until 2004 from only one specimen collected in 1920 in the Chaco of...
The big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita ) also known as a saruê is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.This species, which was considered a population of the common opossum (D. marsupialis ) for some...
The bushy-tailed opossum (Glironia venusta ) is an opossum from South America. It was first described by English zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1912. It is a medium-sized opossum characterized by a large, oval, dark ears, fawn to cinnamon coat with a...
The brown four-eyed opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus ) is a pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is found in different forested habitats of Central and South America, from Nicaragua to Brazil and northern Argentina, including...
The Mexican mouse opossum (Marmosa mexicana ) is a species of North American opossum in the family Didelphidae.
The one-striped opossum (Monodelphis unistriata ) is a possibly extinct opossum species from South America. It is known only from two specimens found in Brazil in 1821 and Argentina in 1899.
The Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra ) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in the Andes Mountains, ranging from Venezuela to Bolivia.Together with the Guianan white-eared opossum (D. imperfecta ), this species was...
The brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus ), also known as the western woolly opossum, is an opossum from South America. It was first described by German naturalist Ignaz von Olfers in 1818. The opossum is characterized by a brown to reddish...
Linnaeus's mouse opossum (Marmosa murina ), also known as the common or murine mouse opossum, is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.
The Patagonian opossum (Lestodelphys halli) is the sole species in genus Lestodelphys.
The black-shouldered opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta ), also known as the white-eared opossum, is an opossum known from western Brazil and southeastern Peru. It was first described by Colin Campbell Sanborn, curator of Field Museum of Natural...
The elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys elegans ), also known as the Chilean mouse opossum, is an opossum from central Chile. The type species of Thylamys, it was first described by English naturalist George Robert Waterhouse in 1839. This...
The Guianan white-eared opossum (Didelphis imperfecta ) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Suriname, French Guiana and Venezuela.Possessing the smallest distribution area of its genus, this species is endemic to the...
Anderson's four-eyed opossum (Philander andersoni ) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Its dorsal fur is dark, with a black stripe, about 3–4 cm wide, going vertically down the...
Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.Robinson's mouse opossums move along tree...
Kalinowski's mouse opossum or the Peru gracile mouse opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist...
The grayish mouse opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens ) is a species of opossum endemic to Mexico. It is the sole species in the genus Tlacuatzin.
The pygmy short-tailed opossum, scientifically named Monodelphis kunsi, is an opossum species from South America. M. kunsi is a marsupial from the family Didelphidae of the order Didelphimorphia. Although it is a marsupial, it lacks the...
The agile gracile opossum (Gracilinanus agilis ), is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay.It is nocturnal, arboreal and frequents the forest understory, where they...
The southeastern four-eyed opossum (Philander frenatus ) is an opossum species native to South America. It is found in Atlantic Forest ecoregions, in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
The Amazonian red-sided opossum (Monodelphis glirina ) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae, formerly viewed as part of M. brevicaudata. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, where it inhabits the Amazon rainforest. It is...
Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum (Philander mondolfii ) is a South American species of opossum found in Colombia and Venezuela, first described in 2006. It inhabits foothills of the Cordillera de Mérida and those on the eastern side of the Cordillera...
The sepia short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis adusta ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.Its habitat consists of different types of forests up to 2200 meters above sea level, as...
The Brazilian gracile opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus ) is a species of small opossum from Brazil.
The northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana ) is an opossum species from South America.It is endemic to Atlantic Forest ecoregions of coastal Brazil.
The yellow-sided opossum (Monodelphis dimidiata ) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. They have grey or black fur on their dorsal side with yellowish fur on the lateral side that continues down to...
McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum (Philander mcilhennyi ) is a South American species of Opossum. Found in Brazil and Peru, it is almost entirely black, except for white spots above each eye.This species is named for John Stauffer "Jack" McIlhenny...
The heavy-browed mouse opossum (Marmosa andersoni ), or Anderson's mouse opossum, is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is endemic to a restricted range in southern Peru. This opossum inhabits forests; it is nocturnal and probably...
The Brazilian slender opossum (Marmosops paulensis ) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in moist montane forest in the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil, including the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo...
The northern red-sided opossum or the Guianan short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis brevicaudata, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil. French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.
The little woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa phaea ) is a nocturnal, arboreal and mainly solitary South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is native to the western slopes of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it lives at...
The buff-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys venustus ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in the transitional and humid forests of northern Argentina and southern Bolivia. Its dorsal fur is cinnamon brown. Most of...
The woolly mouse opossum or long-furred woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa demerarae ), known locally as the cuíca, is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes central Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname,...