Sorry Joe, I researched it and this is what I found:
http://www.americazoo.com/kids/opossum.htm
Quote:
This one-of-a-kind animal in North America is a marsupial. Marsupials are common in Australia, but this is the only marsupial here. Marsupials have pouches on their stomachs to hold their babies. The kangaroo of Australia keeps its baby joey in its pouch, because a kangaroo is a marsupial, too.
The early Indian tribes named this animal, and English speakers took the name "opossum" from them.
What is the difference between an opossum and a possum?
No difference - just two words for the same animal.
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Just what I thought, oppossum or a possum--all the same--huge, ugly looking rat creature--long creepy tail--ewwwwwwwwww
Not this time bro, can't fool the farm girl, I grew up with these critters on the porch. You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl!
Still love ya though!