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Didelphinae
Taxonomy
Didelphinae was named by Gray (1827). It is extant. Its type is Didelphis.
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Hay (1930), Clemens (1979), Krishtalka and Stucky (1983), Krishtalka and Stucky (1983), Hooker (1986), Patton et al. (1996) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).
It was assigned to Didelphidae by Hay (1930), Clemens (1979), Krishtalka and Stucky (1983), Krishtalka and Stucky (1983), Hooker (1986), Patton et al. (1996) and Wilson and Reeder (2005).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1825 | Didelphina Gray p. 340 |
| 1827 | Didelphinae Gray |
| 1930 | Didelphinae Hay p. 392 |
| 1979 | Didelphinae Clemens p. 193 |
| 1983 | Didelphinae Krishtalka and Stucky p. 207 |
| 1986 | Didelphinae Hooker p. 212 |
| 1996 | Didelphinae Patton et al. p. 4 |
| 2005 | Didelphinae Wilson and Reeder |
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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.
Subfm. Didelphinae Gray 1827
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G. Chacodelphys Voss et al. 2004
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Tr. Didelphini Crochet 1979
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G. Chironectes Illiger 1811 [water opossum]
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Chironectes minimus Zimmermann 1780
Chironectes minimus panamensis Goldman 1914
G. †Hyperdidelphys Ameghino 1904
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†Hyperdidelphys acutidens Ameghino 1904
†Hyperdidelphys dimartinoi Goin and Pardiñas 1996
†Hyperdidelphys inexpectata Ameghino 1889
†Hyperdidelphys parvula Ameghino 1904
†Hyperdidelphys pattersoni Reig 1952
Invalid names: Paradidelphys Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
G. Lutreolina Thomas 1910 [lutrine opossum]
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†Lutreolina biforata Ameghino 1904
Lutreolina crassicaudata Desmarest 1804 [lutrine opossum]
†Lutreolina materdei Goin and De los Reyes 2011
†Lutreolina tonnii Goin and De Los Reyes 2023
†Lutreolina tracheia Rovereto 1914
G. Philander Brisson 1762 [four-eyed opossum]
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Philander centralis Hollister 1914
†Philander entrerianus Ameghino 1899
Philander frenatus Olfers 1818
Philander mcilhennyi Gardner and Patton 1972
Philander opossum Linnaeus 1758 [gray four-eyed opposum]
Philander opposum Linnaeus 1758
G. †Thylophorops Reig 1952
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†Thylophorops chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Thylophorops lorenzinii Goin et al. 2009
G. Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 [large American opossum]
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Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840 [white-eared opossum]
Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied 1826 [Big-eared opossum]
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758 [common opossum]
†Didelphis solimoensis Couzzol et al. 2006
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 [Virginia opossum]
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Didelphis virginiana californica Bennett 1833
Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr 1792
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis Allen 1901
Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898
†Didelphys abrupta Ameghino 1904
†Didelphys biforata Ameghino 1904
†Didelphys chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908
†Didelphys grandaeva Ameghino 1889
†Didelphys inexpectata Ameghino 1889
†Didelphys juga Ameghino 1889
†Didelphys lujanensis Ameghino 1889
†Didelphys perplana Ameghino 1904
†Didelphys tracheia Rovereto 1914
†Didelphys triforata Ameghino 1889
Tr. Metachirini Reig et al. 1987
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G. Metachirus Burmeister 1854 [brown four-eyed opposum]
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Metachirus nudicaudatus Geoffroy 1803 [brown four-eyed opossum]
Metachirus nudicaudatus antioquiae Allen 1916
G. †Mirandaia Paula Couto 1952
Invalid names: Didelphina Gray 1825 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available