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Didelphis virginiana
Virginia opossum
Fire Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Virginia opossum
Park Synonyms:		Didelphis marsupialis

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Subclass Theria, Order Didelphimorphia, Family Didelphidae, Genus Didelphis, Species Didelphis virginiana


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NY: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Amistad National Recreation Area	Antietam National Battlefield
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Arkansas Post National Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Effigy Mounds National Monument
First State National Historical Park	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Laramie National Historic Site	Fort Larned National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Pulaski National Monument	Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park	Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Mount Rainier National Park
Natchez Trace Parkway	National Capital Parks
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Ninety Six National Historic Site
Niobrara National Scenic River	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Olympic National Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pinnacles National Park	Point Reyes National Seashore
Presidio of San Francisco	Redwood National Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Saratoga National Historical Park
Scotts Bluff National Monument	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Tumacacori National Historical Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area	Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Yosemite National Park


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 9:15:10 PM

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