Ameridelphia

Ameridelphia
A Virginia opossum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Superorder:	Ameridelphia
Orders
Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata

The Ameridelphia is a superorder of marsupial mammals only found in South America. It consists of two orders:

• Ameridelphia
  • Order Didelphimorphia
  • Order Paucituberculata