Water opossum
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| Yapok | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Subfamily: | Didelphinae |
| Genus: | Chironectes Illiger, 1811 |
| Species: | C. minimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780) |
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The water opossum (Chironectes minimus), also locally known as the yapok, an aquatic marsupial are member of the opossum family with black and grey waterproof fur, webbed hind feet and a backward-pointing pouch in both sexes. This creature is found in the freshwater streams and lakes in Mexico, Central and South America to Argentina.
Diet[change | change source]
The yapok's webbed back feet helps it to chase its prey of fish, frogs, and crustaceans.[1]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Ganeri, Anita (2000). Jungle Animals Over 100 Questions and Answers to Things You Want to Know. Dubai, U.A.E. ISBN 0-75254-909-X.
