possum

1. Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America (synset 101877569)
   is a type of: marsupial, pouched mammal - mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
   subtypes:

   • common opossum, didelphis marsupialis, didelphis virginiana - omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America
   • crab-eating opossum - South American opossum
   belongs to: didelphidae, family didelphidae - opossums
   same as: opossum
2. Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails (synset 101883812)
   is a type of: marsupial, pouched mammal - mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried
   subtypes:

   • cuscus - woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
   • brush-tailed phalanger, trichosurus vulpecula - bushy-tailed phalanger
   • flying opossum, flying phalanger, flying squirrel - nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
   • kangaroo bear, koala, koala bear, native bear, phascolarctos cinereus - sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
   belongs to: family phalangeridae, phalangeridae - phalangers; koalas
   same as: opossum, phalanger

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