They aren’t native to all of North America. Here in the Pacific Northwest they’re an invasive species that ate all the native turtles to extinction. That said, I do think they’re cute. At least they’re helping us fight tick infestations.
You say it’s North America’s only marsupial, but I have it on very good authority that Martha Stewart has a pouch which she raises her joeys in.
What has my patriotism got to do with some rodent on another continent?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-history-patriot
Fun entomology fact: The modern understanding of the word is directly connected to the people of that continent. But for the success of the American revolution, you might be deeply offended to be called patriotic.
Damn I thought there were a whole lot of these guys
Hells to the yeah! I just shared this with my entire family.