• BarrierWithAshes@fedia.io
    5·
    4 months ago

    One of these days I really gotta figure out the difference between these guys and ‘regular’ possums.

    Always happy to see these ones in my neighbourhood.

    • prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
      4·
      4 months ago

      The Opossum is the North American animal Didelphis virginiana

      In North America sometimes the Opossum will be called a Possum.

      The Possum however doesn’t live in North America and is bushy tailed.

      • jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org
        2·
        4 months ago

        sometimes

        I have to disagree there. I have never either in life, or any form of media (that isn’t written) heard anyone pronounce the first “o” in opossum.