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Virginia opossum

Length

40.6 to 40.8 cm (average head and body (females 40.6 cm, males 40.8 cm); the tail adds about 28 to 29 cm)

Weight

1.9 to 2.8 kg (adults: females 1.9 to 2.1 kg, males 2.1 to 2.8 kg)

Lifespan in the wild

1.5 to 2 years (in the wild; 3 or 4 years in human care)

Lives in

Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico, United States and 1 more places