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Virginia Opossum
Virginia Opossum
Credit: Cody.pope

The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is the only marsupial found in North America north of the Rio Grande River. A solitary and nocturnal animal about the size of a domestic cat, it is a successful opportunist and is found throughout Central America and North America from coast to coast (introduced to California in 1910), and from Costa Rica to southern Canada; it seems to be still expanding its range northward