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Southern Opossum
Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Opossums

Southern Opossum

Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSouthern Opossum
DutchMidden-Amerikaanse Opossum
SpanishZarigüeya común
Chinese黑耳负鼠
Scientific nameDidelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

The common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), also called the northern black-eared opossum, is a species of marsupial living from the northeast of Mexico to Bolivia (reaching the coast of the South Pacific Ocean to the central coast of Peru), including Trinidad and Tobago as well as the Windward Islands in the Caribbean, where it is referred to as the manicou. The common opossum prefers forests, but can also be found in fields and cities.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderDidelphimorphia
FamilyDidelphidae
GenusDidelphis

In Suriname

632Records in Suriname
29iNaturalist observations
1824First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo420
  • Sipaliwini34
  • Paramaribo17
  • Commewijne15
  • Para6
  • Saramacca4
  • Nickerie2
  • Coronie1
  • Marowijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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