Didelphis virginiana

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 Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Didelphis
Species: Didelphis virginiana
Subspecies (4): D. v. californica – D. v. pigra – D. v. virginiana – D. v. yucatanensis

Name

Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792

Type locality: Virginia, Louisiana, Mexico, Brazil, and Peru

References

Primary references

Kerr, R. 1792. The animal kingdom or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan and T. Cadell: London; W. Creech: Edinburgh. XII + 30 unnumbered + 1–400 pp. BHL Reference page. p. 193 BHL

Additional references

Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Links

Didelphis virginiana 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.
Didelphis virginiana – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
North American Mammals: Didelphis virginiana [1]
Smithsonian Wild: Didelphis virginiana

Vernacular names

English: Virginia Opossum
français: Opossum de Virginie, Opossum d'Amérique du Nord
magyar: Északi oposszum
íslenska: Virginíuposa
日本語: キタオポッサム
polski: Dydelf północny
Türkçe: Kuzey keseli sıçanı , Oppossum
українська: Опосум віргінський
中文（简体）: 北美负鼠
中文（繁體）: 北美負鼠