What marsupials are found outside of Australia/New Zealand?

Only various species of opossums live in South, Central and North America. Fossil evidence indicates marsupials evolved in South America while it was connected to Australia via Antarctica to allow migration when Antarctica was not isolated and frozen over. read more

Monito del monte, a marsupial that can only be found in the temperate forests of Southern & Central Chile and adjacent parts of Argentina. By José Luis Bartheld, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Outside Australia and the Americas, several marsupial species can be found in Eastern Indonesia & New Guinea. read more

There are many marsupials outside of Australasia. 101 species of opossums and shrew opossums are found in Central and South America, and one, Didelphis Virginiana (the Virginia Opossum), lives in North America as well. read more