Opossum Facts: Name and History
COMMON NAME:
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
| KINGDOM: |
| Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
| Chordata |
| SUBPHYLUM: |
| Vertebrata |
| CLASS: |
| Mamalia |
| ORDER: |
| Marsupialia |
| FAMILY: |
| Didelphidae |
| GENUS: |
| Didelphis |
| SPECIES: |
| marsupialis |
| SUBSPECIES: |
| virgininanus |
HISTORY:
- The opossum is North America's only marsupial.
- The opossum has been around for 70-80 million years, which makes it one of the world's oldest surviving mammals.
- Opossums came to North America around 10,000 years ago.
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This page created by: Tina Reynolds
