Common Opossum

L'Opossum commun (Didelphis marsupialis) est une espèce faisant partie des opossums de la famille des Didelphidae. Il est aussi appelé Opossum austral, Pian ou Pyan (en Guyane), Manicou ou Manikou (en Martinique), ou encore Sarigue à oreilles noires ou Opossum à oreilles noires. Description La taille de cet opossum est proche de celle d'un chat.

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. Habitat and shelter The common opossum is found in tropical and subtropical forest, both primary and secondary, at altitudes of up to 2,200 m (7,200 ft).

La zarigüeya común, llamado vulgarmente tlacuache común, rabipelado, fara, tacuazín, chucha orejinegra, zorro pelón, zorro cola pelada, guanchaca, raspicuí, runcho o guazalo​ (Didelphis marsupialis) es una especie de marsupial didelfimorfo de la familia Didelphidae que se distribuye desde el este de México, en Norteamérica, hasta el norte de Brasil, Bolivia y Perú en Sudamérica. En México se le ha observado en 26 de los 32 estados del país (las excepciones son Baja California, Baja California Sur, Durango, Zacatecas, Colima, y Tlaxcala). En dicho país, la NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 no considera a…