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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
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MammalsIn Franklin County, Ohio

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792

Virginia Opossum in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Didelphimorphia
Family
Didelphidae
Genus
Didelphis
Near Franklin County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (19)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (60)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Virginia Opossum by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Athens County43 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Columbiana County51 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Cuyahoga County55 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Franklin County64 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hamilton County53 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lucas County30 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Montgomery County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Portage County22 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Summit County125 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round

Season

When it is recorded

In Franklin County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 64 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 64 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Virginia Opossum in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Virginia OpossumYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000417
Jan 11–1700236
Jan 18–2400236
Jan 25–3111236
Feb 1–721244
Feb 8–1422360
Feb 15–2100270
Feb 22–2821401
Mar 1–711483
Mar 8–1411567
Mar 15–2100561
Mar 22–2811750
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,310
Apr 5–11111,456
Apr 12–18112,408
Apr 19–25222,525
Apr 26 – May 2112,812
May 3–9222,785
May 10–16222,381
May 17–23322,651
May 24–30112,735
May 31 – Jun 6002,861
Jun 7–13002,986
Jun 14–20112,980
Jun 21–27003,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4213,121
Jul 5–11433,399
Jul 12–18113,754
Jul 19–25003,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1003,347
Aug 2–8003,803
Aug 9–15003,507
Aug 16–22003,137
Aug 23–29113,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5113,487
Sep 6–12543,215
Sep 13–19003,368
Sep 20–26332,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3223,624
Oct 4–10222,701
Oct 11–17442,107
Oct 18–24111,201
Oct 25–31111,123
Nov 1–711789
Nov 8–1400798
Nov 15–2132468
Nov 22–2822522
Nov 29 – Dec 511225
Dec 6–1211234
Dec 13–1900392
Dec 20–2611254
Dec 27 – Jan 232422

In Ohio

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 1,106 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,106 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Virginia Opossum in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Virginia OpossumYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101166,211
Jan 11–171665,146
Jan 18–241154,645
Jan 25–311664,698
Feb 1–71886,023
Feb 8–142795,888
Feb 15–211495,436
Feb 22–2829106,846
Mar 1–72788,321
Mar 8–1423810,384
Mar 15–2125812,620
Mar 22–2841813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 420819,661
Apr 5–1122726,860
Apr 12–18291039,925
Apr 19–2534641,623
Apr 26 – May 236956,391
May 3–925852,952
May 10–1633853,785
May 17–23431057,698
May 24–3033854,651
May 31 – Jun 619753,099
Jun 7–1314753,700
Jun 14–2012656,625
Jun 21–2718655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 420858,477
Jul 5–1122661,336
Jul 12–1815664,722
Jul 19–2514369,753
Jul 26 – Aug 111559,416
Aug 2–818759,712
Aug 9–1510755,994
Aug 16–2216654,328
Aug 23–2913451,772
Aug 30 – Sep 523757,167
Sep 6–1229859,075
Sep 13–1922854,543
Sep 20–2620645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 320643,180
Oct 4–1015837,841
Oct 11–1726830,824
Oct 18–2424621,156
Oct 25–3123919,021
Nov 1–723614,172
Nov 8–1428812,621
Nov 15–212177,965
Nov 22–281768,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51276,083
Dec 6–121676,004
Dec 13–191885,423
Dec 20–26945,661
Dec 27 – Jan 22598,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Common Raccoon Procyon lotorOften confused in Ohio: 36 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus45 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Domestic Cat Felis catus38 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red Fox Vulpes vulpes31 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Time of day it is recorded

midnight6 amnoon6 pm

From 1,085 Ohio records with a time. Most records are made when people are outside, so night and early-morning species are under-recorded.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed64%49%
Forest23%31%
Farmland9%11%
Wetland4%5%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Open water0.2%3%

From 573 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

1,106 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.