Squirrel v possum

@CoachME (140)
Sydney, Australia
February 28, 2019 12:45am CST
On my last visit to NY I went for a walk in Central Park and was surprised to find squirrels living in the park (photo). In my city of Sydney we have a "central park" called Hyde Park and you often see sights like this and you can be forgiven in thinking we also have squirrels in the park. Despite their similar appearance, ours are Possums which are marsupials, more related to Koala's and kangaroos than squirrels.
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PLETHOS
@Plethos (13560)
• United States
28 Feb 19
none in this area, mostly pack rats. but i swear ive seen a squirrel at a local park, i just havent been able to get a photo of them. theyre not known to be in the towns, mostly out in the open fields.
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Fat Oreo
@fluffy69 (4956)
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28 Feb 19
A lot of people make squirrels as their pets. Cute.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137238)
• Philippines
28 Feb 19
I haven't seen them up close. However, we do have the Philippines squirrels. But they can be seen in the Manila Zoo.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (207339)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Apr 19
No squirrels in Australia? We have possums here. They are not (to my eyes) as cute as squirrels.
John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
28 Feb 19
Opossums are common on the US. Don't know if they are in Central Park.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129640)
• Israel
28 Feb 19
@CoachME Thanks for the information. I did not know possums look similiar to squirrels.
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