common opossum

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common opossum - omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America

Didelphis marsupialis, Didelphis virginiana

possum, opossum - nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America

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2001: Food habits, home and activity of the common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) in a forest fragment of southern Brazil.

Resource-defense behaviour: first report of an agonistic interaction between the opossum Didelphis aurita and the bat Artibeus lituratus

Population dynamics of the common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis (Mammalia, Marsupialia), in southern Brazil.

Diet of Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in two periurban areas in southern Brazil/Dieta de Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) em duas areas periurbanas no Sul do Brasil

Movement patterns and home range in common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis).

Nuevos datos sobre la historia natural y morfometria de Lutreolina crassicaudata (Didelphimorphia) del centro-este de la Argentina

The objective of this study was to compare the body size of the common opossum, D.

Body size of commom opossum Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied 1826 (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) on southern Brazilian islands/Tamanho corporeo de gambas Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied 1826 (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) em ilhas no sul do Brasil

novemcinctus (40) 10 Collared anteater, Tamandua tetradactyla (26) 23 Marsupiala Common opossum, Didelphis marsupialis (29) 3 White-eared opossum, D.