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Didelphis virginiana (Virginia opossum)
Taxonomy
Didelphis virginiana was named by Kerr (1792). It is extant.
It was recombined as Didelphis marsupialis virginiana by Allen (1895).
It was recombined as Didelphis marsupialis virginiana by Allen (1895).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1792 | Didelphis virginiana Kerr |
1860 | Didelphis virginiana Leidy p. 116 |
1895 | Didelphis marsupialis virginiana Allen p. 189 |
1902 | Didelphis virginiana Hay p. 571 |
1930 | Didelphis virginiana Hay p. 395 |
1952 | Didelphis virginiana Sherman p. 87 |
1974 | Didelphis virginiana Martin and Webb |
1974 | Didelphis virginiana McManus p. 1 |
1976 | Didelphis virginiana Tyndale-Biscoe and MacKenzie p. 249 |
1980 | Didelphis virginiana Kurten and Anderson p. 101 |
2001 | Didelphis virginiana Phillips et al. p. 1538 |
2019 | Didelphis virginiana Albright et al. p. 153 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 [Virginia opossum]
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Didelphis virginiana californica Bennett 1833
Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898
Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr 1792
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis Allen 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available