Opossum

OPOSSUM, North American (Didelphis virginiana), is a cat-sized mammal with a white face, long pointed nose, coarse black and white hair, a long prehensile tail and hind feet with an opposable toe adapted for climbing. It is the only opossum species in BC. Native to eastern N America, it was introduced to Washington state in 1925 and had begun to spread north to BC by 1946. It is now found mainly in the lower FRASER VALLEY, where it inhabits deciduous woodlands close to water. Opossums were...

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