General Store . It's the only marsupial native to the United States . But other species of opossums live in Mexico, which is part of North America. In fact, about seventy-five species of opossums range from southern Canada south into Argentina.
Many people consider the United States opossum revolting.
With its naked tail and motley fur, it looks like a giant rat. While the mighty Florida panther and grizzly bear fight for survival, the opossum is doing better than ever. When North America was colonized by Europeans, the opossum ranged no farther north than Pennsylvania. Today, it lives as far north as southern Canada and ranges west to the Pacific Coast. Cold winters seem to be the only thing that can stop the opossum.