Philander opossum

Philander opossum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata 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: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohort: Metatheria Cohors: Marsupialia Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Philander
Species: Philander opossum
Subspecies: P. o. fuscogriseus – P. o. melanurus – P. o. opossum

Name

• Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Original combination Didelphis opossum
  • Type locality: "America" (Paramaribo, Surinam (Matschie, 1916))

Synonyms

• Didelphis opossum Linnaeus, 1758
• Metachirops opossum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 55. Reference page. 
• Philander opossum in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Graue Vieraugenbeutelratte
English: Gray Four-eyed Opossum, Guaiki
español: Comadreja De Cuatro Ojos
français: Opossum Gris Quatre-yeux
Nederlands: Grijze vieroogbuidelrat
polski: Opos szary
Runa Simi: Kilampu