Didelphis
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| large American opossums | |||||||||||||||||
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| Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana | |||||||||||||||||
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| Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758 |
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The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as large American opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order.
[change] References
- 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.
