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RobynFitcher t1_ivszh4c wrote

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Interesting. Are they omnivores or carnivores?

Some of our possums are vegetarian, like the little ringtails, whereas others eat insects as well as fruit and flowers, like brushtails do.

I wonder if American opossums have a diet more like a quill or a Tassie devil?

Time for a Google!

Edit:

From Wikipedia:

So, the opossums of the Americas are of the suborder ‘Didelphimorphia’, whereas the Australasian possums are if the suborder ‘Phalangerifirmes.’

(Didelphimorphia means ‘two wombs’)

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euriphides t1_ivwo028 wrote

Insectivores, mostly, but they'll eat carrion too. They've got a bad reputation because they aren't adorable like your possums, but like most critters, if you leave them alone, they leave you alone. They consume a LOT of ticks, which is important, since ticks spread a number of nasty diseases to humans.

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