A cat-sized opossum with a greyish body and a white face, widespread throughout North and Central America.
弗吉尼亚负鼠
Didelphis virginiana, family Didelphidae
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I'm talking opossum here - Virginia opossum, to be precise, and Didelphis virginiana, to be specific.
And not all immune animals are runts - the Virginia opossum is shielded from 37 species of pit vipers, including all major North American rattlers.
The world's 270 marsupials mostly live in Australia, neighboring islands, and South America, with the exception of North America's Virginia opossum, a relatively recent immigrant.
Behavioral studies on the Virginia opossum indicated evidence for color vision.
Potential predators of parrot nests include snakes (Boa constrictor and Drymarchon corals], rats (Oryzomys couesi and Xenomys nelsoni), Virginia opossum, and white-nosed coati.
Definition of Virginia opossum in US English:
Virginia opossum
noun
see opossum
Example sentencesExamples
And not all immune animals are runts - the Virginia opossum is shielded from 37 species of pit vipers, including all major North American rattlers.
Behavioral studies on the Virginia opossum indicated evidence for color vision.
The world's 270 marsupials mostly live in Australia, neighboring islands, and South America, with the exception of North America's Virginia opossum, a relatively recent immigrant.
Potential predators of parrot nests include snakes (Boa constrictor and Drymarchon corals], rats (Oryzomys couesi and Xenomys nelsoni), Virginia opossum, and white-nosed coati.
I'm talking opossum here - Virginia opossum, to be precise, and Didelphis virginiana, to be specific.