Didelphis

American opossums
Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Subfamily:	Didelphinae
Genus:	Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758

The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as large American opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order.

Species:

• Didelphis albiventris
• Didelphis aurita
• Didelphis imperfecta
• Didelphis marsupialis
• Didelphis pernigra
• Didelphis virginiana

Related pages

• Marsupial
• Opossum

References

• Gardner, Alfred 2005. in Wilson D.E. & Reeder D.M. (eds) Mammal species of the world, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 5. ISBN 0-801-88221-4

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