Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderDidelphimorphia (Opossums)
FamilyDidelphidae (Opossums)
GenusDidelphis (Large American Opossums)
SpeciesDidelphis virginiana (Virginia Opossum)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

1 Verified records at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), also known as the North American opossum, is a member of the opossum family found from southern Canada to northern Costa Rica, making it the northernmost marsupial in the world. Commonly referred to simply as the possum, it is a solitary nocturnal animal about the size of a domestic cat, and a successful opportunist. Opossums are familiar to many North Americans as they frequently inhabit settled areas near food sources like trash cans, pet food, compost piles, gardens or housemice. Their slow, nocturnal nature and their attraction to roadside carrion make opossums more likely to become roadkill than other animals in their range. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Virginia Opossum at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
4	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
5	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
9	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
13	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
14	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
15	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
16	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
17	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
20	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
21	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
22	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
23	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
24	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

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