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  Ebook More Info -Marsupial - Free For You.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
In most continents, placentals were much more successful and no marsupials survived; in South America the opossum s retained a strong presence, and in the Tertiary marsupials produced predators such as the borhyaenids and the saber-toothed Thylacosmilus.
There are also many extant species in South America and one species, the Virginia Opossum, native to North America.
Those in America are often called " opossum s", while many of those in Australia are called " possum s".
lmoney.org /en/marsupial   (617 words)

  
 Mammals: Caenolestidae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Caenolestes caniventer Anthony, 1921 - Gray-bellied Shrew Opossum
Caenolestes convelatus Anthony, 1924 - Blackish Shrew Opossum
Rhyncholestes raphanurus Osgood, 1924 - Chilean Shrew Opossum
www.phthiraptera.org /Mammals/Caenolestidae.html   (63 words)

  
 BBC - Nature - Wildfacts -
When disturbed from the nest, young common shrews will sometimes follow their mother in a caravan fashion, using their mouths to hold on to the tail of the sibling in front.
British shrews are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and it is an offence to kill them without a special licence.
The Pyrenean desman is a relative of the mole and is a strong swimmer, catching insect larvae and shrimps by using its extremely sensitive nose.
www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/animals_a_z.shtml   (11689 words)

  
 Mole Control Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Hairy-tailed moles house certain endoparasites: Acanthocephalid worms are fequently found in the intestine, roundworms are found in the stomachs of some of the moles, fleas and mites are the most numerous ectoparasites, occurring in the greatest abundance in the spring and summer.
The animal is flish with dense, coarse, waterproof fur.
Head and body length is 100 to 127 mm, and the tail is 56 to 84 mm.
www.mole-control.net   (3387 words)

  
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common opossum (Dedelphis virginiana) Description: Large rat-like marsupial with long hairless, scaly tail; long gray coat; nearly fl ears and feet; seemingly white, hairless face with 5 incisors on each side of the upper jaw; opposable thumb on hind feet.
Pacific Shrew (Sorex pacificus) Description: Large, reddish brown shrew; uniform-colored tail; equal sized first and second unicuspids.
Trowbridge's shrew (Sorex trowbridgii) Description: Distinctly bicolored tail; gray coat in winter and brown in summer; median tine in upper incisor.
www.sfsu.edu /~geog/bholzman/ptreyes/fieldgui.htm   (15399 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Gould, the sexes rarely differ in this respect; but the great red kangaroo offers a striking exception, "delicate blue being the prevailing tint in those parts of the female which in the male are red."* In the Didelphis opossum of Cayenne the female is said to be a little more red than the male.
The Semnopithecus frontatus likewise has a flish face with a long fl beard, and a large naked spot on the forehead of a bluish-white colour.
The face of Macacus lasiotus is dirty flesh-coloured, with a defined red spot on each cheek.
www.zoo.uib.no /classics/darwin/descent.chap18.txt   (7641 words)

  
 Everglades National Park Flora & Fauna Page
Raccoons and opossums are common creatures to most habitats.
These creatures are omnivores and their diets vary, although the raccoon prefers turtle eggs and small aquatic animals.
The opossum is the only marsupial (pouched) animal in the Everglades.
www.everglades.national-park.com /bird.htm   (12212 words)

  
 Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Petenes mangroves (NT1428)
In general, many mammals utilize mangrove areas especially in dry regions such as this part of the Yucatan Peninsula where this mangrove ecoregion is completely surrounded by dry forest.
Central American mammals found in this ecoregion include the Central American spider monkey (Cryptotis nigrescens), Mexican mouse opossum (Marmosa mexicana), flish small-eared shrew (Cryptotis nigrescens) and Yucatan deer mouse (Peromyscus yucatanicus).
Water pollution has deteriorated a large portion of the mangroves in the Yucatán Peninsula.
worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/nt/nt1428_full.html   (1253 words)

  
 ASM | Mammals of Texas
The most common cetacean of the Texas Coast.
Previously known as S. frontalis, but has a more narrow beak and flish upper parts.
Three beached near Yarborough Pass on Padre Island during Hurricane Fern in Sept. 1971; 2 stranded near Port Aransas in 1989 and 1990.
www.mammalsociety.org /statelists/txmammals.html   (2419 words)

  
 Mammals & Other Wildlife found during FONT's Central America Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
AMERICAN OPOSSUMS (in the Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae):
However, this large group has recently been split into 7 orders.
NEW WORLD OPOSSUMS consist of 3 orders, Australian marsupials by
www.focusonnature.com /CentralAmericaMammalList.htm   (2595 words)

  
 Animals in the Atlas
Didelphimorphia (American marsupials): Didelphinae (American opossums) mouse opossums
Chiroptera (bats): Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats) (A-F)  Anderson's Mouse Opossum
Didelphimorphia (American marsupials): Caluromyinae (woolly opossums and relatives)
www.dynamicplanet.com /MammalAtlas/List_of_Animals.htm   (1758 words)

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