This possum was photographed in a front yard here in east La Habra. This gave Robin time to get her camera and take this portrait.
Opossums are a type of mammal called marsupials.
There are 70 species in America. Possums are about the size of a big cat. They can weigh 9 - 13 pounds. They have coarse bushy hair. Their ears are grey and bare and they have a long nose, called a snout.