Didelphis (Large American Opossums)

Species in this group

LC

Didelphis aurita

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Didelphis marsupialis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Didelphis virginiana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Didelphis albiventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Large American Opossums

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 6 species, darker where more of them overlap (Mammal Diversity Database, Marsh et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 31 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~40%
	Big-eared Opossum			~40%
2	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Opossum			~30%
3	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
4	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
5	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
6	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
7	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~10%
	White-eared Opossum			~10%
8	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
9	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
11	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
12	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~20%
13	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
14	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
15	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
17	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
19	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
20	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
21	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
22	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Big-eared Opossum			~10%
23	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
24	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
26	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
27	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
28	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
29	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~40%
	White-eared Opossum			~40%
2	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~40%
	White-eared Opossum			~40%
3	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~30%
	White-eared Opossum			~30%
4	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~30%
	White-eared Opossum			~30%
5	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 4	~30%
	Common Opossum			~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
6	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~30%
	White-eared Opossum			~30%
7	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~30%
	Virginia Opossum			~30%
8	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~30%
	Virginia Opossum			~30%
9	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~30%
	Virginia Opossum			~30%
10	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	~30%
	Common Opossum			~30%
11	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 4	~20%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
12	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~20%
13	Rosario	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~20%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
14	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 4	~20%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
15	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
16	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~20%
17	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~10%
	White-eared Opossum			~10%
18	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
19	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
20	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
21	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~20%
	White-eared Opossum			<5%
22	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
23	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~20%
24	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
25	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
26	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
27	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
28	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
29	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
30	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~20%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
31	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
32	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
33	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
34	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
35	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
36	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
37	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
38	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~20%
39	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
40	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
41	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
42	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	~10%
	White-eared Opossum			~10%
43	Maceió	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	White-eared Opossum			~10%
44	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
45	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
46	San Luis Potosí	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
47	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
48	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
49	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
50	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	Big-eared Opossum			~10%
51	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
52	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
53	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
54	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
55	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 4	~10%
	White-eared Opossum			~10%
56	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
57	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
58	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
59	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
60	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Virginia Opossum			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	World Bird Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	SeaWorld San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Parque Municipal Summit	🇵🇦 Panama	In captivity
8	Louisville Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Southwick's Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Metro Richmond Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Cameron Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	La Plata Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇦🇷 Argentina	In captivity
13	British Columbia Wildlife Park	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
14	Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Roosevelt Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Trailside Museum & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Oregon Coast Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	The Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Zoológico y Acuario de Nuevo Laredo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
22	Miller Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Orange County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Vancouver Aquarium	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
25	Blue Hills Trailside Museum Habitats	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
27	Great Lakes Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
28	ARCAS Wildlife Rescue Center Guatemala	🇬🇹 Guatemala	In captivity
29	Columbian Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
30	Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
31	Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

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Large American Opossums

Species in this group

Big-eared Opossum

Common Opossum

Virginia Opossum

White-eared Opossum

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Large American Opossums

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found

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