Subfamily Marmosinae Reig et al. 1987 (opossum)
Mammalia - Theriamorpha - Didelphidae
Parent taxon: Didelphidae according to J. L. Patton et al. 1996
See also Goin 1997
Sister taxa: Caluromyinae, Caroloameghiana, Cladodidelphys, Cryptonanus, Dasyurina, Derorhynchinae, Didelphinae, Dimerodon, Eobrasiliinae, Herpetotheriinae, Hyladelphinae, Marmosops, Marmosopsini, Peratotherium, Sparassocyninae, Sparassocynini, Thlaeodontinae, Thylamyinae
Subtaxa: Marmosini Monodelphini
Type: Marmosa
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore
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