Assertion: opossum | /r/HasProperty | marsupial
Facets:
value: probably
type: DEGREE
value: from the americas
type: LOCATION
value: in the infraclass
type: LOCATION
value: like kangaroos
type: OTHER
value: like their australian counterparts
type: OTHER
value: like koalas
type: OTHER
value: of the order
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Opossums are marsupial i.e. they have a pouch just like the Kangaroo.
text: The possums of Australia, whose name is derived from a similarity to the opossums of the Americas, are also marsupials, but of the order Diprotodontia.
text: The opossum (Didelphis virginiana), often called "possum," is a mammal that lives in rural and urban areas in most of the United States.
text: The opossum is a marsupial found in North America.
text: The possum is a mammal about the same size as a cat and males are larger and heavier than females.
text: The possum is a marsupial mammal found in Australia.
text: The opossum is a mammal belonging to the family of marsupials located in North America.
text: First of all, a "possum" lives in Australia and is also a marsupial (which means it raises its young in a pouch like a kangaroo), but a completely different species than the one currently snuggling with a half-eaten bag of Doritos at the bottom of your curbside trash can in North Carolina, which is definitely and correctly an "opossum.
text: That's because opossums are our only marsupial, and marsupials are considered very ancient forms of mammals.
text: While both possums and opossums are marsupial animals, the difference is that they refer to two different groups of animals, one in the Americas and one in Australasia.
text: Opossums are a special kind of animal called a marsupial.
text: While both possums and opossums are marsupial animals, the difference is that they refer to two different groups of animals, one in the Americas and one in Australasia.
text: Opossums are marsupial mammals.
text: Opossums are marsupials, who carry their young in a pouch.
text: Opossums are marsupials.
text: While both possums and opossums are marsupials, they are, technically and scientifically, two very different animals.
text: It’s true that both the opossum and possum are marsupials, but the similarities stop there for the most part.
text: Opossums are marsupials living in North America.
text: Opossums are marsupials, or animals that carry their young in a pouch.
text: Opossums are marsupials (mar-sue-pee-uhls), just like kangaroos and koalas.
text: Yes, opossums are marsupials.
text: Both possums and opossums are marsupials.
text: Possums and opossums are marsupials, but they are not the same animal.
text: Like their Australian counterparts, all opossums are marsupials, meaning they give birth to tiny undeveloped young who must crawl to a pouch and latch on to a nipple in order to survive.
text: Possums are a group of marsupials that are found in Australia but opossums are marsupials from the Americas.
text: Opossums are marsupials, or pouched mammals.
text: However, although opossums are also marsupials, Australasian possums are more closely related to other Australasian marsupials such as kangaroos.
text: Opossums are marsupials and the only one located in North America.
text: Opossums are marsupials, mammals that undergo the early part of their development in their mother’s womb and the rest of it in her pouch.
text: Opossums are marsupials (pouched mammals) that are found in the Americas.
text: Opossums are marsupials and the only one located in North America.
text: Opossums are marsupials which are mammals that have a pouch in which their young nurse after birth.
text: Opossums are also marsupials.
text: Opossums are marsupials native to the Americas.
text: They are marsupials—animals, like kangaroos, that carry their young in a pouch on the mother’s belly.
text: Possums are marsupials and can give birth to 17 pups at a time, but on average they bear 7-10 pups which are still a lot.
text: While both possums and opossums are marsupials, they are, technically and scientifically, two very different animals.
text: It’s true that both the opossum and possum are marsupials, but the similarities stop there for the most part.
text: Possums are marsupials living in Australia and its surrounding islands.
text: Both possums and opossums are marsupials.
text: Possums and opossums are marsupials, but they are not the same animal.
text: Possums are marsupials that are commonly seen in and around America especially in areas that are wet, swampy & marshy.
text: Yes, possums are marsupials and they do have a pouch.
text: Possums are marsupials, meaning the female has a pouch in which the baby develops.
text: Possums belong to the family Phalangeridae and order Marsupialia, while opossums belong to the order Didelphimorphia, although they are also marsupials.
text: Possums are marsupials native to Australia and some neighboring countries.
text: Opossums are a mammal in the infraclass called marsupials.
text: Opossums are mammals.
text: Opossums are marsupials which are mammals that have a pouch in which their young nurse after birth.
text: Opossums are mammals - this means that they have hair, give birth to live young, and feed the young with milk.
text: In fact, the opossum is a marsupial, or “pouched” mammal, and is therefore related to other marsupials such as the kangaroo and the koala.
text: As mentioned the Opossum is a marsupial which just means they have a handy, dandy pouch.
text: —possums are probably the world’s only mammal that doesn’t appear to spread rabies.
text: It is a marsupial mammal.