Didelphimorphia (Opossums)

Order

Opossums

Didelphimorphia

7 species in our catalog · found in 34 parks

Species in this group

Big-eared Opossum
LC

Big-eared Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Didelphis aurita

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Derby's Woolly Opossum
LC

Derby's Woolly Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Caluromys derbianus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Common Opossum
LC

Common Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Didelphis marsupialis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Virginia Opossum
LC

Virginia Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Didelphis virginiana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
White-eared Opossum
LC

White-eared Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Didelphis albiventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Brown-eared Woolly Opossum
LC

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

☀️🌙 Day & Night Mammal

Caluromys lanatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Southern Three-striped Opossum
LC

Southern Three-striped Opossum

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Monodelphis scalops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~20%
May
~10%
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)

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Where to see Opossums

Parks Ranked

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

Cities Ranked

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

Challenges

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