Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Identifying Characteristics:
- Small to medium-sized marsupials, the largest can be the size of a house cat and the smallest can be around the size of a mouse
- long snouts, narrow brain case, and prominent sagittal crest
- Opossums have more teeth than any other land mammal
- prehensile tail (can grasp or hold)
Special Adaptations:
- Their unspecialized biology, flexible diet, and reproductive strategy make them successful colonizers and survivors in diverse locations and conditions
- opportunistic omnivores with a very broad diet
- They are usually solitary and nomadic, staying in one area as long as food and water are easily available
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