Identification:

Head and body 15"-20"; tail 9"-20"; weight 9-13 lb. Often seen in the beam of headlights or dead along the highways. About the size of a House Cat, but body heavier, legs shorter, nose pointed, face white, paper-thin ears black, often tipped with whitish; tail ratlike, round, and black; white on end. Ears and tail may be partially missing in North, owing to freezing. Usually whiteish gray in North, gray to nearly black in South. Eyeshine dull orange.

Habitat:

Farming areas perferred, also found in woodlands and along streams.

Details of Skull

Opossum Didelphis marsupialis

Stage: Adult

Area Collected: Oregon ??

Source: Sale

Measurements

Dental Formula
Upper/Lower	Incisors	Canines	Premolars	Molars	U and L	Total
Upper	5-5	1-1	3-3	4-4	26
Lower	4-4	1-1	3-3	4-4	24	=50

Latin Name : Didelphis "double womb" (referring to the pouch) from the Greek words di "two" and delphis "the womb"

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