Dictionary - Definition of Didelphis

Didelphis

large American opossums^[1]

Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Subfamily:	Didelphinae
Genus:	Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758

Type species

Didelphis marsupialis
Linnaeus, 1758

Species

Didelphis albiventris
Didelphis aurita
Didelphis imperfecta
Didelphis marsupialis
Didelphis pernigra
Didelphis virginiana

The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as large American opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order.

References

Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 5. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

Extant Didelphimorphia (Opossums) species

Subfamily Caluromyinae

Caluromys (Woolly opossums)	Subgenus Mallodelphys: Central American Woolly Opossum (C. derbianus) · Brown-eared Woolly Opossum (C. lanatus) Subgenus Caluromys: Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum (C. philander)

Caluromysiops	Black-shouldered Opossum (C. irrupta)

Glironia	Bushy-tailed Opossum (G. venusta)

Subfamily Didelphinae (cont. below)

Chacodelphys	Chacoan Pygmy Opossum (C. formosa)

Chironectes	Water Opossum (C. minimus)

Cryptonanus	Agricola's Gracile Opossum (C. agricolai) · Chacoan Gracile Opossum (C. chacoensis) · Bolivian Gracile Opossum (C. guahybae) · Red-bellied Gracile Opossum (C. ignitus) · Rio Grande do Sul Gracile Opossum (C. unduaviensis)

Didelphis (Large American opossums)	White-eared Opossum (D. albiventris) · Big-eared Opossum (D. aurita) · Guianan White-eared Opossum (D. imperfecta) · Common Opossum (D. marsupialis) · Andean White-eared Opossum (D. pernigra) · Virginia Opossum (D. virginiana)

Gracilinanus	Aceramarca Gracile Opossum (G. aceramarcae) · Agile Gracile Opossum (G. agilis) · Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum (G. dryas) · Emilia's Gracile Opossum (G. emilae) · Northern Gracile Opossum (G. marica) · Brazilian Gracile Opossum (G. microtarsus)

Hyladelphys	Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum (H. kalinowskii)

Lestodelphys	Patagonian Opossum (L. halli)

Lutreolina	Lutrine Opossum (L. crassicaudata)

Marmosa (Mouse opossums)	Anderson's Mouse Opossum (M. andersoni) · Rufous Mouse Opossum (M. lepida) · Mexican Mouse Opossum (M. mexicana) · Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum (M. murina) · Quechuan Mouse Opossum (M. quichua) · Robinson's Mouse Opossum (M. robinsoni) · Red Mouse Opossum (M. rubra) · Tyleria Mouse Opossum (M. tyleriana) · Guajira Mouse Opossum (M. xerophila)

Metachirus	Brown Four-eyed Opossum (M. nudicaudatus)

Subfamily Didelphinae (cont. above)

Micoureus	Alston's Mouse Opossum (M. alstoni) · White-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum (M. constantiae) · Woolly Mouse Opossum (M. demerarae) · Tate's Woolly Mouse Opossum (M. paraguayanus) · Little Woolly Mouse Opossum (M. phaeus) · Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum (M. regina)

Philander (Gray & black four- eyed opossums)	Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum (P. andersoni) · P. deltae · Southeastern Four-eyed Opossum (P. frenatus) · McIlhenny's Four-eyed Opossum (P. mcilhennyi) · P. mondolfii · P. olrogi · Gray Four-eyed Opossum (P. opossum)

Tlacuatzin	Gray Mouse Opossum (T. canescens)

Marmosops	Bishop's Slender Opossum (M. bishopi) · Narrow-headed Slender Opossum (M. cracens) · M. creightoni · Dorothys' Slender Opossum (M. dorothea) · Dusky Slender Opossum (M. fuscatus) · Handley's Slender Opossum (M. handleyi) · Tschudi's Slender Opossum (M. impavidus) · Gray Slender Opossum (M. incanus) · Panama Slender Opossum (M. invictus) · Junin Slender Opossum (M. juninensis) · Neblina Slender Opossum (M. neblina) · White-bellied Slender Opossum (M. noctivagus) · Delicate Slender Opossum (M. parvidens) · Brazilian Slender Opossum (M. paulensis) · Pinheiro's Slender Opossum (M. pinheiroi)

Monodelphis (Short-tailed opossums)	Sepia Short-tailed Opossum (M. adusta) · Northern Three-striped Opossum (M. americana) · Northern Red-sided Opossum (M. brevicaudata) · Yellow-sided Opossum (M. dimidiata) · Gray Short-tailed Opossum (M. domestica) · Emilia's Short-tailed Opossum (M. emiliae) · Amazonian Red-sided Opossum (M. glirina) · Ihering's Three-striped Opossum (M. iheringi) · Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum (M. kunsi) · Marajó Short-tailed Opossum (M. maraxina) · Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum (M. osgoodi) · Hooded Red-sided Opossum (M. palliolata) · M. reigi · Peruvian Short-tailed Opossum (M. ronaldi) · Chestnut-striped Opossum (M. rubida) · Long-nosed Short-tailed Opossum (M. scalops) · Southern Red-sided Opossum (M. sorex) · Southern Three-striped Opossum (M. theresa) · Red Three-striped Opossum (M. umbristriata) · One-striped Opossum (M. unistriata)

Thylamys	Cinderella Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. cinderella) · Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. elegans) · Karimi's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. karimii) · Paraguayan Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. macrurus) · White-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. pallidior) · Common Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. pusillus) · Argentine Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. sponsorius) · Tate's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. tatei) · Dwarf Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. velutinus) · Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (T. venustus)

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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. Type genus of the family Didelphidae.[Wordnet].
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Didelphis marsupialis	Omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Didelphis virginiana	Omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Didelphis	Type genus of the family Didelphidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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