Department of Biological And Environmental Sciences
Natural History Museum - Mammal Collection
| Order Didelphimorpha |
| Family | Genus & species | Common Name | UTC Record |
Date Collected | Body Part/Sex | Description of Location | DDLat | DDLon |
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 720 | TN, Hamilton Co.- Chattanooga Nature Center | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 1 | 23-Oct-71 | skin | TN, Hamilton Co. | ||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia opossum | 2 | 30-Mar-95 | 77.4 cm - skin, skull & skeleton | TN, Hamilton Co. - Cummings Bottom, 1.0 mi. N, 0.1 mi. W. Lookout Mt | 35.025 | -85.35 |
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 3 | 2-Oct-68 | skin | TN, Hamilton Co.-Soddy Daisy, Posey Hollow | ||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 4 | 14-Oct-71 | skin | TN, Roane Co. | ||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 5 | 28-Dec-68 | skin | TN, Hamilton Co., N. Rivermont | ||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 6 | skin | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 7 | skin | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 126 | 285-105-23-31 = 91.3g; skin & skull (juvenile)/Male | Chattanooga Nature Center specimen | |||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 192 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 195 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 196 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 197 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 221 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 222 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 223 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 224 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 257 | skull only | ||||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 613 | Fall 1997 | 402-143-29-32 = 192g; skin (juv.) & skull/Female | GA, DeKalb Co., Atlanta - 1831 Jan Hill Lane | ||
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 827 | Summer 2001 | TN, Hamilton Co. - Ooltewah, 1 mi S of Smith Rd. on Hwy. 58 | 35.20527778 | -85.0225 | |
| Didelphidae | Didelphis virginiana | Virginia Opossum | 702 | 724-283-61-47= 2.2 kg; pelt;
skull and skeleton pending; liver specimen Male |
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