New Virginia Opossum Louisiana Mammals · 2020. 2. 3. · Louisiana Mammals APPEARANCE: gray fur,...

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Louisiana Mammals APPEARANCE: gray fur, white face and hairless tail; marsupial with a fur-lined abdominal pouch; size of a domestic cat; adults weigh 6-14 pounds HABITAT: wooded and agricultural areas, marshes and residential neighborhoods FOOD: opportunistic eaters; fruits, insects, berries, small mammals Opossum fossils have been dated back to 70 million years. RANGE: throughout Louisiana and most of the eastern United States Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) Louisiana Mammals Louisiana Mammals Louisiana Mammals APPEARANCE: gray fur, white face and hairless tail; marsupial with a fur-lined abdominal pouch; size of a domestic cat; adults weigh 6-14 pounds HABITAT: wooded and agricultural areas, marshes and residential neighborhoods FOOD: opportunistic eaters; fruits, insects, berries, small mammals Opossum fossils have been dated back to 70 million years. RANGE: throughout Louisiana and most of the eastern United States Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) APPEARANCE: gray fur, white face and hairless tail; marsupial with a fur-lined abdominal pouch; size of a domestic cat; adults weigh 6-14 pounds HABITAT: wooded and agricultural areas, marshes and residential neighborhoods FOOD: opportunistic eaters; fruits, insects, berries, small mammals Opossum fossils have been dated back to 70 million years. RANGE: throughout Louisiana and most of the eastern United States Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) APPEARANCE: gray fur, white face and hairless tail; marsupial with a fur-lined abdominal pouch; size of a domestic cat; adults weigh 6-14 pounds HABITAT: wooded and agricultural areas, marshes and residential neighborhoods FOOD: opportunistic eaters; fruits, insects, berries, small mammals Opossum fossils have been dated back to 70 million years. RANGE: throughout Louisiana and most of the eastern United States Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

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Louisiana Mammals

APPEARANCE: gray fur, white face and hairless tail; marsupial with a fur-lined abdominal pouch; size of a domestic cat; adults weigh 6-14 pounds

HABITAT: wooded and agricultural areas, marshes and residential neighborhoods

FOOD: opportunistic eaters; fruits, insects, berries, small mammals

Opossum fossils have been dated back to 70 million years.

RANGE: throughout Louisiana and most of the eastern United States

Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Louisiana Mammals

Louisiana MammalsLouisiana Mammals

APPEARANCE: gray fur, white face and hairless tail; marsupial with a fur-lined abdominal pouch; size of a domestic cat; adults weigh 6-14 pounds

HABITAT: wooded and agricultural areas, marshes and residential neighborhoods

FOOD: opportunistic eaters; fruits, insects, berries, small mammals

Opossum fossils have been dated back to 70 million years.

RANGE: throughout Louisiana and most of the eastern United States

Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

APPEARANCE: gray fur, white face and hairless tail; marsupial with a fur-lined abdominal pouch; size of a domestic cat; adults weigh 6-14 pounds

HABITAT: wooded and agricultural areas, marshes and residential neighborhoods

FOOD: opportunistic eaters; fruits, insects, berries, small mammals

Opossum fossils have been dated back to 70 million years.

RANGE: throughout Louisiana and most of the eastern United States

Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

APPEARANCE: gray fur, white face and hairless tail; marsupial with a fur-lined abdominal pouch; size of a domestic cat; adults weigh 6-14 pounds

HABITAT: wooded and agricultural areas, marshes and residential neighborhoods

FOOD: opportunistic eaters; fruits, insects, berries, small mammals

Opossum fossils have been dated back to 70 million years.

RANGE: throughout Louisiana and most of the eastern United States

Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)