marsupial

There may be lots of opossum species that still thriving, unlikely to go extinct from the wild, and listed as “least concern” but there are numbers that still concern me as much and no one has thought of it. Here’s a list of what I am aware about: - Black-shouldered opossum (Listed as...

Do note that this image was taken on December 29th, 2024 at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.

Do note that this image was taken on December 29th, 2024 at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.

Do note that this image was taken on December 29th, 2024 at the Menagerie du Jardin des Plantes in Paris, France.

This is Shemp the Sulawesi bear cuscus, one of my favorite animals from Memphis Zoo. I'm glad I did take a good photo of him!

Places like Duke Lemur Center and Flying Fox Conservation Fund Home are mainly focused on their specific animals, which is kind of my thought is a very cool concept I've ever seen. What marsupial species from New World do you think should this opossum-based facility hold (It doesn't have to be...

Aepyprymnus rufescens

Aepyprymnus rufescens

Do note that this image was taken on September 2nd, 2023, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, in Powell, Ohio, USA.

His name is Clifford

Do note that this image was taken on April 29th, 2023, at Zoo Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Do note that this image was taken on April 29th, 2023, at Zoo Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Do note that this image was taken on April 29th, 2023, at Zoo Miami, in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Bennett's Wallabies are one of the most common small mammals to see in US Zoos. However, other Wallaby species seem to be few and far between. Tammars are certainly out there at a few facilities, and Parma, Swamp, and Yellow-spotted Rock Wallabies at a minimum are all present in even smaller...

Near Threatened

Near Threatened

Extinct (1956)

Least Concern