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Didelphimorphia
Taxonomy
Didelphimorphia was named by Gill (1872). It is extant. It was considered paraphyletic by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Didelphimorphia by Beck and Taglioretti (2020).
It was assigned to Marsupialia by Goin (1997) and Goin et al. (1998); to Ameridelphia by Springer et al. (1994), Phillips et al. (2001), de Muizon and Cifelli (2001) and Case et al. (2004); to Mammalia by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Ameridelphia by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004) and Davis (2007); to Marsupialia by Oliveira and Goin (2011); to Marsupialia by Rose et al. (2012); and to Marsupialia by Goin et al. (2007), Goin et al. (2009), Horovitz et al. (2009) and Beck and Taglioretti (2020).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Didelphimorphia by Beck and Taglioretti (2020).
It was assigned to Marsupialia by Goin (1997) and Goin et al. (1998); to Ameridelphia by Springer et al. (1994), Phillips et al. (2001), de Muizon and Cifelli (2001) and Case et al. (2004); to Mammalia by Wilson and Reeder (2005); to Ameridelphia by Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004) and Davis (2007); to Marsupialia by Oliveira and Goin (2011); to Marsupialia by Rose et al. (2012); and to Marsupialia by Goin et al. (2007), Goin et al. (2009), Horovitz et al. (2009) and Beck and Taglioretti (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1821 | Pedimanes Gray p. 308 |
| 1872 | Didelphimorphia Gill |
| 1894 | Pedimana Ameghino p. 103 |
| 1897 | Pedimana Ameghino p. 501 |
| 1990 | Peradectia Marshall et al. p. 480 |
| 1994 | Didelphimorphia Springer et al. p. 86 |
| 1997 | Didelphimorphia Goin p. 481 |
| 1998 | Didelphimorphia Goin et al. |
| 2001 | Didelphimorphia Phillips et al. p. 1538 |
| 2001 | Didelphimorphia de Muizon and Cifelli p. 88 |
| 2004 | Didelphimorphia Case et al. p. 234 |
| 2004 | Didelphimorphia Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 443, 452-453 |
| 2005 | Didelphimorphia Wilson and Reeder |
| 2007 | Didelphimorphia Davis p. 225 |
| 2007 | Didelphimorphia Goin et al. |
| 2009 | Didelphimorphia Goin et al. |
| 2009 | Didelphimorphia Horovitz et al. p. 6 |
| 2011 | Didelphimorphia Oliveira and Goin |
| 2012 | Didelphimorphia Rose et al. |
| 2020 | Didelphimorphia Beck and Taglioretti |
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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.
Or. Didelphimorphia Gill 1872
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Unr. Didelphidae Gray 1821 [opossum]
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Subfm. Caluromyinae Kirsch and Reig 1977
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G. Caluromys Allen 1900 [woolly oppossum]
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Caluromys lanatus Olfers 1818
Caluromys philander Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Caluromyinae Kirsch and Reig 1977 [invalid subgroup], Glironiinae Hershkovitz 1992 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Caroloameghiana Ameghino 1901
G. †Cladodidelphys Ameghino 1904
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†Cladodidelphys crucialis Ameghino 1904
†Cladodidelphys parvula Rovereto 1914
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. †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
Invalid names: Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 [synonym], Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 [synonym], Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840 [valid], Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied 1826 [valid], Didelphis crucialis Ameghino 1904 [valid], Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758 [valid], Didelphis solimoensis Couzzol et al. 2006 [valid], Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 [valid], Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898 [valid], Didelphys abrupta Ameghino 1904 [valid], Didelphys biforata Ameghino 1904 [valid], Didelphys chapalmalensis Ameghino 1908 [valid], Didelphys grandaeva Ameghino 1889 [valid], Didelphys inexpectata Ameghino 1889 [valid], Didelphys juga Ameghino 1889 [valid], Didelphys lujanensis Ameghino 1889 [valid], Didelphys perplana Ameghino 1904 [valid], Didelphys tracheia Rovereto 1914 [valid], Didelphys triforata Ameghino 1889 [valid]
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]
G. †Mirandaia Paula Couto 1952
Invalid names: Didelphina Gray 1825 [synonym]
Subfm. †Eobrasiliinae Marshall 1987
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Subfm. †Hyladelphinae Voss and Jansa 2009
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Subfm. Marmosinae Reig et al. 1987
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Tr. Marmosini Reig et al. 1987
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G. Marmosa Gray 1821 [mouse opossum]
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Marmosa collega Thomas 1920
†Marmosa contrerasi Mones 1980
Marmosa demerarae Thomas 1905
Marmosa domina Thomas 1920
Marmosa lepida Thomas 1888
Marmosa limae Thomas 1920
Marmosa mexicana Merriam 1897 [Mexican mouse opposum]
Marmosa murina Linnaeus 1758 [Linnaeus's mouse opossum]
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Invalid names: Didelphis dorsigera Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
Marmosa paraguayana Tate 1931
Marmosa regina Thomas 1898
Marmosa robinsoni Bangs 1898
Marmosa rubra Tate 1931
G. Micoureus Lesson 1842 [woolly mouse opossum]
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Micoureus alstoni Allen 1900 [Alstons mouse opossum]
Micoureus constantiae Thomas 1903 [White-bellied woolly mouse opossum]
Micoureus demerarae Thomas 1905 [Woolly mouse opossum]
†Micoureus laventicus Marshall 1976
Micoureus paraguayanus Tate 1931 [Tates woolly mouse opossum]
Micoureus phaeus Thomas 1899 [Little woolly mouse opossum]
Micoureus regina Thomas 1898 [Bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum]
G. Thylamys Gray 1843 [fat-tailed mouse opossum]
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†Thylamys colombianus Goin 1997
†Thylamys contrerasi Mones 1980
Thylamys macrurus Olfers 1818
†Thylamys minutus Goin 1997
Thylamys pallidior Thomas 1902
†Thylamys pinei Goin et al. 2000
Thylamys pusillus Desmarest 1804
Thylamys venustus Thomas 1902
†Thylamys zettii Goin 1997
G. †Zygolestes Ameghino 1898
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†Zygolestes paranensis Ameghino 1898
†Zygolestes tatei Goin et al. 2000
Tr. Monodelphini Hershkovitz 1992
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G. Monodelphis Burnett 1830 [short-tailed opossum]
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Monodelphis adusta Thomas 1897 [Sepia short-tailed opossum]
Monodelphis americana Müller 1776 [Northern three-striped opossum]
Monodelphis brevicaudata Erxleben 1777
Monodelphis dimidiata Wagner 1847 [Yellow-sided opossum]
Monodelphis domestica Wagner 1842 [gray short-tailed opposum]
Monodelphis emiliae Thomas 1912 [Emilia's short-tailed opossum]
Monodelphis fosteri Thomas 1924
Monodelphis glirina Wagner 1842 [Amazonian red-sided opossum]
Monodelphis iheringi Thomas 1888 [Iherings three-striped opossum]
Monodelphis kunsi Pine 1975 [Pygmy short-tailed opossum]
Monodelphis maraxina Thomas 1923 [Marajó short-tailed opossum]
Monodelphis osgoodi Doutt 1938 [Osgoods short-tailed opossum]
Monodelphis palliolata Osgood 1914 [Hooded red-sided opossum]
Monodelphis peruviana Cabrera and Yepes 1940
Monodelphis rubida Thomas 1899 [Chestnut-striped opossum]
Monodelphis scalops Thomas 1888 [Long-nosed short-tailed opossum]
Monodelphis sorex Hensel 1872 [Southern red-sided opossum]
Monodelphis theresa Thomas 1921
Monodelphis umbristriata Miranda-Ribeiro 1936 [Red three-striped opossum]
Monodelphis unistriata Wagner 1842 [One-striped opossum]
G. †Thylatheridium Reig 1952
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†Thylatheridium cristatum Reig 1952
†Thylatheridium dolgopolae Reig 1952
†Thylatheridium hudsoni Goin and Montalvo 1988
†Thylatheridium pascuali Reig 1958
G. Marmosops Matschie 1916 [slender opossum]
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Marmosops impavidus Tschudi 1844
Marmosops incanus Lund 1840
Marmosops noctivagus Tschudi 1844
Marmosops parvidens Tate 1931
Marmosops pinheiroi Pine 1981
G. †Peratotherium
Unr. Sparassocynini Reig 1958
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G. †Sparassocynus Mercerat 1898
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†Sparassocynus bahiai Mercerat 1898
†Sparassocynus derivatus Reig and Simpson 1972
†Sparassocynus maimarai Abello et al. 2015
Invalid names: Derorhynchinae Marshall 1987 [empty], Herpetotheriinae Troussart 1879 [empty], Marmosopsini Kirsch and Palma 1995 [invalid subgroup], Sparassocyninae Reig 1958 [empty]
Invalid names: Pedimanes Gray 1821 [invalid subgroup], Peradectia Marshall et al. 1990 [synonym], Peradectoidea Marshall et al. 1990 [empty], Sparassocynidae Reig 1958 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available