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Didelphidae (opossum)

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia

Taxonomy
Didelphidae was named by Gray (1821). It is extant. Its type is Didelphis.

It was corrected as Didelphyidae by Lambe (1908); it was corrected as Didelphiidae by Simpson (1927); it was reranked as the unranked clade Didelphidae by Beck and Taglioretti (2020).

It was assigned to Ferae by Gray (1821) and Gray (1825); to Polyprotodontia by Gadow (1898); to Pedimana by Ameghino (1904); to Polyprotodontia by Cope (1889) and Simpson (1927); to Polyprotodontia by Flower and Lydekker (1891), Hay (1902), Lambe (1908) and Simpson (1928); to Didelphoidae by Hay (1930); to Metatheria by Sloan and Van Valen (1965); to Marsupialia by Bonaparte (1850), Flower (1883), Wood and Ormsbee (1954) and Lillegraven and McKenna (1986); to Marsupicarnivora by Korth (1994); to Marsupialia by Simpson (1927), Simpson (1929), Simpson (1948), Sherman (1952), Stirton (1953), Johnson (1966), Martin and Webb (1974), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Korth and Eaton (2004); to Didelphoidea by Clemens (1979), Marshall (1982), Hooker (1986), Nowak (1991), Goin (1997), McKenna and Bell (1997) and Goin et al. (2007); to Marsupialia by Ladaveze and Muizon (2010); to Marsupialia by Vianey-Liaud et al. (2014); to Didelphimorphia by Beck and Taglioretti (2020); and to Didelphimorphia by Springer et al. (1994), Patton et al. (1996), Wilson and Reeder (2005), Engesser and Storch (2008), Horovitz et al. (2009) and Lofgren et al. (2020).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Didelphidae Gray p. 308
1825Didelphidae Gray p. 339
1850Didelphidae Bonaparte p. 1
1883Didelphidae Flower p. 184
1889Didelphidae Cope p. 876
1891Didelphyidae Flower and Lydekker p. 89
1898Didelphyidae Gadow p. 40
1902Didelphidae Hay p. 570
1904Didelphydae Ameghino p. 112
1908Didelphyidae Lambe
1927Didelphidae Simpson p. 5
1927Didelphiidae Simpson p. 122
1928Didelphidae Simpson p. 147
1929Didelphiidae Simpson p. 116
1930Didelphidae Hay p. 389
1948Didelphidae Simpson p. 34
1952Didelphidae Sherman p. 87
1953Didelphidae Stirton p. 614
1954Didelphidae Wood and Ormsbee p. 28
1965Didelphidae Sloan and Van Valen p. 221
1966Didelphidae Johnson p. 80
1974Didelphidae Martin and Webb p. 116
1979Didelphidae Clemens p. 193
1980Didelphidae Kurten and Anderson p. 101
1982Didelphidae Marshall
1986Didelphidae Hooker p. 212
1986Didelphidae Lillegraven and McKenna p. 27
1991Didelphidae Nowak
1994Didelphidae Korth p. 378
1994Didelphidae Springer et al. p. 86
1995Marmosopsini Kirsch and Palma
1996Didelphidae Patton et al. p. 4
1997Didelphidae Goin p. 481
1997Didelphidae McKenna and Bell
2004Didelphidae Korth and Eaton p. 109
2005Didelphidae Wilson and Reeder
2007Didelphidae Goin et al.
2008Didelphidae Engesser and Storch
2009Didelphidae Horovitz et al. p. 6
2010Didelphidae Ladaveze and Muizon
2014Didelphidae Vianey-Liaud et al. p. 576
2020Didelphidae Beck and Taglioretti
2020Didelphidae Lofgren et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
RankNameAuthor
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
subclassMetatheria()
—Marsupialiformes
—Marsupialia()
—AmeridelphiaSzalay 1982
orderDidelphimorphiaGill 1872
—Didelphidae()
—Didelphidae()

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.

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
G. Glironia Thomas 1912 [bushy-tailed opossum]
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Glironia venusta Thomas 1912
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
G. Cryptonanus Voss 2005
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Tr. Dasyurina Gray 1825
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G. Peracyon Gray 1825
Subfm. Didelphinae Gray 1827
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G. Chacodelphys Voss et al. 2004
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Chacodelphys formosa Voss et al. 2004
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Invalid names: Marmosa formosa Shamel 1930 [replaced]
Tr. Didelphini Crochet 1979
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G. Chironectes Illiger 1811 [water opossum]
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Chironectes minimus Zimmermann 1780
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
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
†Thylophorops perplana Ameghino 1904
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Invalid names: Paradidelphys nodosa Ameghino 1904 [synonym]
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 crucialis Ameghino 1904
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Invalid names: Hyperdidelphys brachyodonta Reig 1952 [synonym]
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758 [common opossum]
†Didelphis solimoensis Couzzol et al. 2006
†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
G. Hyladelphys Voss et al. 2001
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Hyladelphys kalinowskii Hershkovitz 1992
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]
G. †Dimerodon Ameghino 1889
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†Dimerodon mutiatus Ameghino 1889
Subfm. †Eobrasiliinae Marshall 1987
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G. †Tiulordia Marshall and de Muizon 1988
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†Tiulordia floresi Marshall and de Muizon 1988
Subfm. †Hyladelphinae Voss and Jansa 2009
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G. †Sairadelphys Oliveira et al. 2011
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†Sairadelphys tocantinensis Oliveira et al. 2011
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 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. Tlacuatzin Voss and Jansa 2003
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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 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 hudsoni Goin and Montalvo 1988
G. Marmosops Matschie 1916 [slender opossum]
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Marmosops impavidus Tschudi 1844
Marmosops noctivagus Tschudi 1844
Unr. Sparassocynini Reig 1958
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G. †Hesperocynus Forasiepi et al. 2009
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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
Subfm. Thlaeodontinae Cope 1892
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G. †Thlaeodon Cope 1892
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†Thlaeodon padanicus Cope 1892
Subfm. Thylamyinae Hershkovitz 1992
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Tr. Thylamyini Hershkovitz 1992
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G. Lestodelphys Tate 1934 [Patagonian opussum]
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Lestodelphys halli Thomas 1921
Invalid names: Derorhynchinae Marshall 1987 [empty], Herpetotheriinae Troussart 1879 [empty], Marmosopsini Kirsch and Palma 1995 [invalid subgroup], Sparassocyninae Reig 1958 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available