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. Possums have very keen hearing. The mouth has a row of small, triangular, needle sharp teeth, placed close together.