Order

Opossums

Didelphimorphia

28 species in our catalog · found in 84 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassMammalia (Mammals)
OrderDidelphimorphia (Opossums)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Didelphis marsupialis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Didelphis aurita

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Caluromys derbianus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Didelphis pernigra

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Didelphis virginiana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Didelphis albiventris

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Marmosa mexicana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Philander opossum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Hyladelphys kalinowskii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Caluromys philander

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Caluromys lanatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Marmosa robinsoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Didelphis imperfecta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Marmosops fuscatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chironectes minimus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Marmosa zeledoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gracilinanus agilis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Philander andersoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Monodelphis adusta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Monodelphis scalops

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Monodelphis americana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Micoureus alstoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Marmosops noctivagus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Marmosa murina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Micoureus paraguayanus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Marmosops bishopi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Micoureus regina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Marmosa isthmica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Opossums

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	5	~60%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Gray Four-eyed Opossum			Insufficient data
	Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Guianan White-eared Opossum			Insufficient data
2	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Common Opossum			~40%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~30%
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	3	~50%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~30%
	Common Opossum			~20%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
4	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~40%
	Common Opossum			~30%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
5	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~40%
	Big-eared Opossum			~40%
	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
6	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~30%
	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Water Opossum			Insufficient data
7	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~30%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~20%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
8	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
9	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~30%
	White-eared Opossum			~20%
	Agile Gracile Opossum			Insufficient data
	Big-eared Opossum			Insufficient data
10	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	4	~30%
	Common Opossum			~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
11	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~30%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~30%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~30%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~20%
	Common Opossum			~20%
	Panama Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
13	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	5	~30%
	White-eared Opossum			~10%
	Big-eared Opossum			~10%
	Southern Three-striped Opossum			Insufficient data
	Northern Three-striped Opossum			Insufficient data
	Tate S Woolly Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
14	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	~30%
	Robinson's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Dusky Slender Opossum			Insufficient data
15	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
16	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Andean White-eared Opossum			Insufficient data
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~30%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Zeledon's Mouse Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
18	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~30%
	Big-eared Opossum			~20%
	Northern Three-striped Opossum			Insufficient data
	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
19	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	6	~30%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Water Opossum			Insufficient data
	Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Bishop's Slender Opossum			Insufficient data
	Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
20	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~30%
	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Sepia Short-tailed Opossum			Insufficient data
	Andean White-eared Opossum			Insufficient data
21	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~30%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
22	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~30%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Alston's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
23	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	4	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
24	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
25	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	5	~20%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum			Insufficient data
	Water Opossum			Insufficient data
	Dorothys' Slender Opossum			Insufficient data
26	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4	~20%
	Big-eared Opossum			~10%
	White-eared Opossum			~10%
	Southern Three-striped Opossum			Insufficient data
	Northern Three-striped Opossum			Insufficient data
27	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~20%
	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum			Insufficient data
	Water Opossum			Insufficient data
28	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~20%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
29	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
30	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~20%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
31	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Alston's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Robinson's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
32	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Zeledon's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
33	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
34	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Zeledon's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
35	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
36	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Robinson's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
37	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
38	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
39	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Common Opossum			~10%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
40	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Zeledon's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
41	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Virginia Opossum			~20%
42	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	2	~20%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
43	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
44	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
45	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	White-eared Opossum			Insufficient data
	Agile Gracile Opossum			Insufficient data
46	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Gray Four-eyed Opossum			Insufficient data
47	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~10%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Andean White-eared Opossum			Insufficient data
48	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
49	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
50	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
51	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
52	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
53	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~10%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
54	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
55	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	White-eared Opossum			Insufficient data
56	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
57	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
58	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
59	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
60	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
61	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
62	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			~10%
63	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Robinson's Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
64	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
65	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
66	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
67	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
68	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
69	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~10%
	Water Opossum			Insufficient data
70	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
71	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
72	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
73	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
74	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
75	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
76	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Mexican Mouse Opossum			Insufficient data
77	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
78	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
79	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Derby's Woolly Opossum			Insufficient data
80	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Virginia Opossum			<5%
81	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
82	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Common Opossum			Insufficient data
83	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data
84	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Virginia Opossum			Insufficient data