Didelphis

Didelphis marsupialis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata 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

Name

• Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Genus: feminine
  • Type species: Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758

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 Muirhead, 1819
• Thylacotherium Lund, 1839

References

• Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp : page 54. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542
• Didelphis in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, D. E. & Reeder, D. M. (eds.) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0801882214

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Opossums
English: Large American Opposums
español: Zarigüeyas mayores
português: Gambás

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