Opossum look like rats but actually they belong to kangaroos. They have large number of teeth as compared to any other mammal in the world. They are environment friendly animals. There are many other interesting facts about Opossum that are as following.
Shape and Size
They usually look like a big rat. They belong to kangaroos. They are almost equal to cat in size. They have grey to black fur and a pink, long pointed nose.
Range
They are found in America. They live in those places, where they could found food, shelter and water. They usually live in burrows, hollow trees and stumps.
Diet
They eat different things including berries, over-ripe fruits, vegetables and grasses. Their diet also includes snakes, snails, ground eggs, birds, moles and slugs.
Behavior
They are usually not aggressive. They are very active in night. They are very good for environment, because they make it clean and healthy. They are also known as nature’s sanitation engineers.
As a pet
People do not prefer them as a pet. They are not good pets. They cannot behave like cat or dogs. People who have any possum as a pet, they left them in the wild in their adulthood. It is also illegal to keep a possum as a pet.