where do possums come from
Phalangeriformes, or possums, any of a number of arboreal marsupial species native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi Phalangeridae (possums and cuscuses), a family of mammals native to Australia and New Guinea containing most of the species referred to as possums in Australia.
Animals. 1  Opossum, or possum, an order (Didelphimorphia) of marsupials native to the Americas Common opossum, native to Central and South America. Virginia opossum, native to North America.