Didelphis virginiana

Didelphis virginiana

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: Didelphis virginiana
Subspecies: D. v. californica – D. v. pigra – D. v. virginiana – D. v. yucatanensis

Name

Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792

Type locality: Virginia, Louisiana, Mexico, Brazil, and Peru

References

• Linnaeus: Anim. Kingdom, p. 193.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214

Links

• Didelphis virginiana 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
• Didelphis virginiana Report on ITIS
• North American Mammals: Didelphis virginiana [1]
• Smithsonian Wild: Didelphis virginiana

Vernacular names

English: Virginia Opossum
français: Opossum de Virginie, Opossum d'Amérique du Nord
íslenska: Virginíuposa
日本語: キタオポッサム
polski: Dydelf północny
Türkçe: Kuzey keseli sıçanı , Oppossum
українська: Опосум віргінський
中文（繁體）‎: 北美負鼠
中文（简体）‎: 北美负鼠