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• Opossum

  Opossums are marsupials native to the Americas, characterized by their prehensile tails, bare ears, and pointed snouts. The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is the only marsupial found north of Mexico. They are generally medium-sized, weighing 2-6 kg (4.5-13 lbs). Opossums are omnivores, with a highly varied diet including fruits, grains, insects, eggs, small vertebrates, and carrion. They are nocturnal and highly adaptable, inhabiting diverse environments from forests to urban areas. When threatened, they are famously known to 'play dead' (feign death) as a defense mechanism.

  

  Habitat: The Opossum lives in United-states-of-america, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Belize, Panama, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa-rica.