For example, the state of Arizona permits short-tailed possums as pets, but prohibits American opossums. In Indiana, you need a Class II permit to possess a Virginia opossum.

Quit playing possum—there's no need to hide from these absolutely adorable possum pictures! ... short fur and pointed ears, ... excluding the tail.

In the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, a long-tailed mammal with a “facial mask” moved through the undergrowth. Suddenly, ...

The short-tailed shrew differs from other Adirondack shrews in having a blunter snout, a shorter tail that is less than 25% of the total length, a heavier more cylindrical body, and fleshy feet. The ...

Last year, ecologists placed trail cameras around Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia. According to ...

Until recently, Leadbeater's possums were found only in the state of Victoria and, as of June 2022, had an estimated population of "less than 40" animals, according to Friends of Leadbeater's Possum.

In short: Motion sensor cameras have photographed a locally extinct brushtail possum. Ecologists say the sighting confirms landscape-scale conservation efforts are working. What's next? Pests ...

These photos showed a tiny gray possum with a long, fuzzy tail. Experts identified the animal as a Leadbeater’s possum, or Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, a critically endangered species “long ...

From card: "Made of the split open skins with head and extremities cut off, so each in rectangular form, 22 1/4 skins of the brush tailed opossum [sic, should be possum] (trichosurus vulpecula) and ...

Of the 4,060 species of mammals that inhabit the world, fifty-three occur within the Adirondack Park. These mammals represent 7 orders and 17 families. Some species, like the opossum and striped skunk ...

Trail camera in New South Wales national park recorded a Leadbeater’s possum, critically endangered species long thought to be locally extinct, officials said.

These photos showed a tiny gray possum with a long, fuzzy tail. Experts identified the animal as a Leadbeater’s possum, or Gymnobelideus leadbeateri, a critically endangered species “long ...