Water opossum facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Yapok |
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Didelphinae
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Chironectes
Illiger, 1811
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C. minimus
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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.
Diet
The yapok's webbed back feet helps it to chase its prey of fish, frogs, and crustaceans.
Images for kids
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Skull of a water opossum
See also
In Spanish: Chironectes minimus para niños
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