Editing Opossum (section)

== Habitat ==
[[File:Virginia Opossum range.png|thumb|''[[Didelphis virginiana|D. virginiana]]'' range, including introductions in the west. These areas expanded northwards (e.g., into Wisconsin and Minnesota).<ref name="Gardner2003">{{cite book|editor1=Feldhamer, G.A.|editor2= Thompson, B.C.|editor3= Chapman, J.A.|author1= Gardner, A.L.|chapter= Opossum: ''Didelphis virginiana'' |author2= Sunquist, M.E.|title=Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and Conservation|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=-xQalfqP7BcC&pg=PA4|year= 2003|publisher=JHU Press|isbn= 978-0-8018-7416-1|pages= 3–29}}</ref>]]
Opossums are found in North, Central, and [[South America]]. The Virginia opossum lives in regions as far north as [[Canada]] and as far south as Central America, while other types of opossums only inhabit countries south of the United States.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/animal/opossum|title=opossum {{!}} marsupial|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref> The Virginia opossum can often be found in wooded areas, though its habitat may vary widely.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/opossum.htm|title=Virginia Opossum – Didelphis virginiana – NatureWorks|website=www.nhptv.org|access-date=2017-04-03}}</ref> Opossums are generally found in areas like forests, shrubland, mangrove swamps, rainforests and eucalyptus forests.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Animals in the Temperate Rainforest Biome|url=https://sciencing.com/animals-temperate-rainforest-biome-6801694.html|access-date=2021-05-18|website=Sciencing|date=22 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Opossums have been found moving northward.<ref name="Gardner2003"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://bangordailynews.com/2012/10/26/outdoors/maines-marsupials-opossums-continue-to-move-north/|title=Maine's marsupials: Opossums continue to move north|work=Bangor Daily News|date=2012-10-26}}</ref>