Didelphis
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| large American opossums | |
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| Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Subfamily: | Didelphinae |
| Genus: | Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Species | |
The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as large American opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order.
References [change]
- Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 5. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
