Didelphis

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia
Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Didelphis
Species: D. albiventris - D. aurita - D. imperfecta - D. marsupialis - D. pernigra - †D. solimoensis - D. virginiana

[edit] Name

Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758

Type species: D. marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758

[edit] Synonyms

• Dasyurotherium Liais, 1872
• Didelphus Lapham, 1853
• Didelphys Schreber, 1778
• Dimerodon Ameghino, 1889
• Gamba Liais, 1872
• Gambatherium Liais, 1872
• Leucodidelphis Ihering, 1914
• Leucodidelphys Krumbiegel, 1941
• Opossum Schmid, 1818
• Sarigua Muirhea, 1819
• Thylacotherium Lund, 1839

[edit] Vernacular names

[edit] References

• Didelphis on Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Systema Naturae, 10th ed., 1: 54.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214