[DOC] [TLE] Opossums, Opossum Pictures, Opossum Facts - National Geographic [PAR] Type: Mammal; Diet: Omnivore; Size: Length from nose to tail, 2.5 ft (76 cm); 
Weight: 8.8 to ... or common opossumthe only marsupial (pouched mammal) 
found in the United States and Canada. ... into bark, and by a long prehensile (
gripping) tail that can be used as an extra limb. ... Crittercam Helps Study Rare 
Species. [DOC] [TLE] Opossum - Wikipedia [PAR] The opossums, also known as possums, are marsupial mammals of the order 
Didelphimorphia ... Like some New World monkeys, opossums have prehensile 
tails. Like all marsupials, the fur consists of awn hair only, and the females have a 
pouch. .... opossum was once widely hunted and consumed in the United States. [DOC] [TLE] Aye-aye - Wikipedia [PAR] The aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) is a lemur, a strepsirrhine primate 
native to ... The only other animal species known to find food in this way is the 
striped ... In length, a full-grown aye-aye is typically about three feet long with a 
tail as ... eat, travel and mate in the trees and are most commonly found close to 
the... [DOC] [TLE] List of South American mammals - Wikipedia [PAR] This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in South America. South 
America's terrestrial mammals fall into three distinct groups. The marsupials and 
xenarthrans are 'old-timers', their ancestors having ... During the early Cenozoic, 
South America's only land connection was to Antarctica, so it was effectively cut... [DOC] [TLE] Mammals of Costa Rica [PAR] And the only endemic marine mammal species of any significance is the 
endangered ... The giant anteater, with its huge, bushy tail and astonishingly long 
proboscis, ... the fearsome critter is revered among campesinos for its magical 
abilities. ... The most numerous mammals by far are the bats, found throughout 
Costa Rica. [DOC] [TLE] BioKIDS - Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species, Didelphidae, American ... [PAR] Critter Catalog ... Didelphidae is the largest family of marsupials in the Americas 
and the only family in order ... Including their tails, the smallest members may be 
170 mm long, whereas the largest ... Virginia opossums, are the only extant 
didelphid found north of Mexico. .... Members of family Didelphidae are not often 
noisy. [DOC] [TLE] Mammals of Toronto - City of Toronto [PAR] us becomes aware of the rich variety of life forms, their beauty and their critical .... 
bones or fragments were found, including white-tailed deer (25% of the total) ... 
red squirrel, red or grey fox, black bear, raccoon, long- tailed ...... Their chattering 
announcements are explosive and noisy. In the ..... only marsupial, the Virginia. [DOC] [TLE] Bush Rat: Museum Victoria [PAR] Despite the dominance of marsupials in Australia, many of our native rats ..... 
They were very cute, with short shiny grey fur and long dark tails, they stayed 
close .... the critter in the garden, see if you can take a photo, you can then email 
it in to us ... hi we me and my brother found a little bush rat in the garden ,just 
wondered... [DOC] [TLE] Is this a native or an introduced rat?: Museum Victoria [PAR] Nov 9, 2007 ... Black Rats have long tails  their tails are as long, or longer, than the length of ..... 
I'm just wondering if you guys can help me identify a rat I found sick outside my .... 
Hi Leaf - obviously it's impossible for us to be sure without seeing a ... have 
recently spotted a family of 4 rat like critters in my garden, they are... [DOC] [TLE] Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: January 2014 [PAR] Jan 4, 2014 ... Well, at least as menacingly as a pink and yellow critter can manage. ... We found 
plenty, as well as other strange stuff of the night. ..... of bobcats, river otters, long-
tailed weasels, beaver, ravens, and much more. ... Drawn by the

Question: This nosy, long-tailed critter is the only marsupial found in the U.S.
Answer: Opossum