With its rat-like tail and hairless ears ... You also can look for its tracks. Opossums have opposable big toes on the hind foot, so the tracks will look like little hands with widely-spread ...

They have naked, round ears and a long, rat-like prehensile tail, which aids ... When the joeys grow too big to fit, they cling to mom’s back as she ambles along. Opossums also have an opposable ...