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Tlacuache

Didelphis virginiana

Description:

Opossums are marsupial mammals, have a pointed muzzle, large ears, tail rounded and naked notable for its long, hairless, covered with scaly, prehensile formations. With it fastened to the branches of trees where the females live and keep their young on their backs as they move from one place to another. Its fur is dense, the hind legs have the opposable thumb and the pouch opens forward. They are animals that climb with great agility around the bush, their nocturnal habits and diet, preferably carnivorous.

Habitat:

They inhabit a variety of ecosystems

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4 Comments

Tavo
Tavo 12 years ago

PUES ACÁ EN MÉXICO LES DECIMOS TLACOACHES, PERO SI ES UNA ZARIGÜEYA

Vindie
Vindie 12 years ago

Es una zarigüeya ?

Tavo
Tavo 12 years ago

THANKS!!! =)

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Your pictures are a little dark, but your information good!

Tavo
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Tavo

San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Jun 18, 2011
Submitted on Aug 9, 2011

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