Didelphis

Didelphis marsupialis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Metopophora Cladus: Haptodontiformes Cladus: Sphenacomorpha Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Pantherapsida Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Eutheriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Epicynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliamorpha Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Superordo: Ameridelphia Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Didelphis
Species (6 +1†): D. albiventris – D. aurita – D. imperfecta – D. marsupialis – D. pernigra – D. virginiana – †D. solimoensis

Name

Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758: 54 [conserved name]

• Type species: Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Thomas (1888: 316).
• Gender: feminine.
• Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 91 (1926: 1) and Direction 24 (1955: 222).

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

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Thomas, O. 1888. Catalogue of the Marsupialia and Monotremata in the collection of the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History): London. xiii, 401 p. illus., xxxviii plates. (4 col.) BHL Reference page. 
• International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature. 1926. Opinion 91. Thirty-five generic names of Mammals placed on the Official List of Generic Names. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 73(4): 1–2. BHL Reference page. 
• International Commisision on Zoological Nomenclature 1955. Direction 24. Completion of the entries relating to the names of certain genera in the class Mammalia made on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology in the period up to the end of 1936. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1C: 219–246. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

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

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