Small arboreal marsupial in US and Australia (short form) (6)?

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Small arboreal marsupial in US and Australia (short form) (6)?

2007-10-14 20:31:28 · 6 answers · asked by philip m 1 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia

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While both are marsupials, the American opossum and the Australian possums (of which there are many species) are only distantly related. The Australian possums are more closely related to kangaroos than they are to the American opossum.

2007-10-15 01:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Only marsupial native to US is opossum, short form possum.

2007-10-15 03:34:10 · answer #2 · answered by Howard H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

That would be a possum.

2007-10-15 06:47:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

possum

2007-10-15 05:52:28 · answer #4 · answered by Sindia P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

possum, mate.

2007-10-15 08:45:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Yankee?

2007-10-15 07:04:23 · answer #6 · answered by Billybean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋