Over one hundred species of New World opossums make up the order Didelphimorphia, though the best known by far is the species that ranges north into the United States - the common opossum or Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana).
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Distribution
These are not precise range maps. This series of maps merely indicate the continent(s) and ecozone(s) various groups of animals are native to.In terms of distribution, New World opossums are similar to armadillos - most diverse in tropical America, with one species (the common or Virginia opossum) ranging north into the United States.
