Mammals of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance

Wilkes County

sciNamecomNamedateobservernumbercommentsphoto_linkobsType
Didelphis virginianaVirginia Opossum2025-02-20Guy McGrane1Whitish color with prehensile tailm long snout pink nose small black ears. Appeared to have been frozen to death by cold windy snowy weather. - 1828 Browntown Roadphoto02_Photo
Didelphis virginianaVirginia Opossum2013-03-20J. Mickey1STMO - In wooded but open flats along East Prong Roaring River. Opossum was out in the middle of the afternoon. It appeared and acted normal other than the right eye, which looked clouded. 05_Sight
Didelphis virginianaVirginia Opossum0000-00-00010_Lee