dcsimg
 
  en  
names in breadcrumbs
Image of Virginia Opossum
Creatures » … » Animal » … » Vertebrates » … » Synapsids » … » Cynodonts » Mammals » … » Marsupials » …

American Opossums And Opossums

Didelphidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Didelphidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Didelphidae
Family recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia HSB, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia gl Galician, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, wikipedia BR, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Didelphidae
Recognized by AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, INBio, IABIN, Kissling et al, 2014, Belize Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Brazil Species List, Canada Species List, Chile Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Dominica Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, Germany Species List, Grenada Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guyana Species List, Honduras Species List, India Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Panama Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Portugal Species List, Saint Lucia Species List, Suriname Species List, Thailand Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Uruguay Species List, Argentina Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Mexico Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, United States Species List, and Flickr BHL
Didelphidae Gray 1821
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

? africanus Simons & Bown, 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? austrinum Sige, 1971
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? californicum Stock, 1936
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? chesteri Gazin, 1952
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? comstocki Cope, 1884
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? crassicaudata Desmarest, 1804
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? creber Fox, 1971
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? crebreforme Cifelli, 1990
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? domestica Wagner, 1842
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? entrerianus Ameghino, 1899
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? frequens von Meyer, 1846
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? fuzax Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gaudryi Simpson, 1964
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gracilis Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gutierrezi Del Corro, 1977
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hunti Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? innominatum Simpson, 1928
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? knighti McGrew et al., 1959
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? lulli Clemens, 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? marsupium Troxell, 1923
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? merriami Stock & Furlong, 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? minutus McGrew, 1937
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? morrisi Gazin, 1962
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? parapraesagus Rigby & Wolberg, 1987
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? praesagus Russell, 1952
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? rhaister Clemens, 1966
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? russelli Fox, 1979
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? scalare Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? spindleri Macdonald, 1963
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? stevensoni Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? titanelix Matthew, 1903
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? tricuspis Cope, 1873
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? valens Lambe, 1908
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? wahweapensis Cifelli, 1990
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? youngi McGrew, 1937
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Alloeodectes Russell 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Caroloameghiana Ameghino 1901
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Centracodon Marsh 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Didelphidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Conabio, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Didelphidae Gray 1821
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors
Entomacodon Marsh 1872
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gamba Schaufuss 1872
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Grimaomys Roger 1896
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Peratotherium
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

American opossums and opossums preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa and Animal Diversity Web

Afrikaans

Opossums preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

أبسوم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

օպոսում preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Opossumlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Апосумы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Oposom preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

опосумови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

အိုပေါ့ဆမ်ကောင် preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Opòssum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

負鼠科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

vačicovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Didelfedoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Opossumlased preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Opossumit
prefer
Recognized by admin
Pussirotat preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Didélfidos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ოპოსუმისებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Beutelratten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Οπόσουμ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Guarani

Mykurẽ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

אופוסומיים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

oposszumok preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Pokarottur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Didelfo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Oposum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

apasam preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

オポッサム科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kabyle

Abusum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Опоссумдар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Komi

Тшутшаэз preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

주머니쥐 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latin

Didelphis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

oposumu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Oposumai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

опосум preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Oposum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ഒപ്പോസം preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Biyázhí neiyéhé preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Pöösrooten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Pungrotter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Sariga preferred
Recognized by admin

Persian

صاریغ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Dydelfowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Q'arachupa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Oposum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Опоссумовые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scottish Gaelic

Opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Oposumu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Pungråttor preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Oposum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

ஒப்போசம் preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

โอพอสซัม preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Keseli sıçangiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Опосумові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

tueskoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

负鼠科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ابسوم preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vls

Opossums preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
show 59 more languages
hide 59 languages

Curated hierarchies for Didelphidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Metatheria
Marsupialia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae (this page)
Caluromyinae Kirsch 1977
Didelphinae
Alphadontidae
Hondadelphidae
Sparassocynidae
Stagodontidae
unclassified Didelphimorphia

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Metatheria Huxley 1880
Didelphimorphia Gill 1872
Didelphidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Caluromyinae Kirsch 1977
Didelphinae Gray 1821

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Didelphidae (this page)
Caluromyinae Kirsch 1977
Didelphinae
Alphadontidae
Hondadelphidae
Sparassocynidae
Stagodontidae
unclassified Didelphimorphia

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Metatheria
Marsupialia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae (this page)
Caluromys
Caluromysiops
Chironectes
Didelphis
Glironia
Gracilinanus
Hyladelphys
Lestodelphys
Lutreolina
Marmosa
Marmosops
Metachirus
Micoureus
Monodelphis
Philander
Thylamys
Tlacuatzin
Alphadontidae
Apistodon Davis 2007
Ghamidtherium Sánchez-Villagra et al. 2007
Hondadelphidae
Mayulestidae
Sparassocynidae
Stagodontidae
Szalinia de Muizon

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Didelphidae (this page)
Caluromyinae Kirsch 1977
Didelphinae
Alphadontidae
Hondadelphidae
Sparassocynidae
Stagodontidae
unclassified Didelphimorphia

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae (this page)
Albertatherium Fox 1971
Alphadon Simpson 1927
Amphiperatherium Filhol 1879
Andinodelphys Marshall & de Muizon 1988
Armintodelphys Krishtalka & Stucky 1983
Asiadidelphis Gabunia, Shevyreva & Gabunia 1990
Bistius Clemens & Lillegraven 1986
Caluromys J. A. Allen 1900
Caluromysiops Sanborn 1951
Chacodelphys Voss, Gardner & Jansa 2004
Chironectes Illiger 1811
Chulpasia Crochet & Sigé 1993
Cladodidelphys Ameghino 1904
Coona Simpson 1938
Copedelphys Korth 1994
Cryptonanus Voss, Lunde & Jansa 2005
Derorhynchus Couto 1952
Didelphis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphopsis Couto 1952
Eobrasilia Simpson 1947
Esteslestes Novacek, Ferrusquia-Villafranca, Flynn, Wyss & Norell 1991
Extocentrocristus foxi
Garatherium Crochet 1984
Gaylordia Couto 1952
Glironia Thomas 1912
Gracilinanus Gardner & Creighton 1989
Herpetotherium Cope 1873
Hyladelphys Voss, Lunde & Simmons 2001
Hyperdidelphys Ameghino 1904
Incadelphys Marshall & de Muizon 1988
Indodelphis Bajpai, Kapur, Thewissen, Tiwari & Das 2005
Itaboraidelphys Marshall & de Muizon 1984
Jaegeria Bajpai, Kapur, Thewissen, Tiwari & Das 2005
Lestodelphys Tate 1934
Lutreolina Thomas 1910
Mamosopsis jurapoi
Marmosa Gray 1821
Marmosops Matschie 1916
Marmosopsis Couto 1962
Metachirus Burmeister 1854
Micoureus Lesson 1842
Microbiotherium acclinum
Mimoperadectes Bown & Rose 1979
Minusculodelphis Couto 1962
Mizquedelphys Marshall & de Muizon 1988
Monodelphis Burnett 1830
Nanodelphys Mc Grew 1937
Pachybiotherium Ameghino 1902
Paradidelphys Ameghino 1904
Peradectes Matthew & Granger 1921
Peratherium Aymard 1850
Philander Brisson 1762
Protalphadon Cifelli 1990
Pucadelphys Marshall & de Muizon 1988
Sairadelphys Oliveira, Villa Nova, Goin & Dos Santos Avilla 2011
Siamoperadectes Ducrocq, Buffetaut, Buffetaut-Tong, Jaeger, Jongkanjanasoontorn & Suteethorn 1992
Sternbergia itaboraiensis
Swaindelphys Johanson 1996
Thylamys Gray 1843
Thylatheridium Reig 1952
Thylatherium cristatum
Thylatherium pascuali
Thylophorops Reig 1952
Tiulordia Marshall & de Muizon 1988
Tlacuatzin Voss & Jansa 2003
Turgidodon Cifelli 1990
Varalphadon Johanson 1996
Zygolestes Ameghino 1898
Alphadontidae
Apistodon Davis 2007
Aquiladelphidae
Caluronmys lanatus
Derorhynchidae
Ghamidtherium Sánchez-Villagra, Seiffert, Martin, Simons, Gunnell & Attia 2007
Peradectidae
Protodidelphidae
Sparassocynidae
Stagodontidae
Szalinia de Muizon & Cifelli 2001

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Metatheria Huxley 1880
Didelphimorphia Gill 1872
Didelphidae Gray 1821 (this page)
Caluromyinae Kirsch 1977
Didelphinae Gray 1821

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae (this page)
Caluromys derbianus Waterhouse 1841
Caluromys lanatus (Olfers 1818)
Caluromys philander Linnaeus 1758
Caluromysiops irrupta Sanborn 1951
Chacodelphys formosa (Shamel 1930)
Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann 1780)
Cryptonanus agricolai (Moojen 1943)
Cryptonanus chacoensis (Tate 1931)
Cryptonanus guahybae (Tate 1931)
Cryptonanus ignitus (Díaz, Flores & Barquez 2002)
Cryptonanus unduaviensis (Tate 1931)
Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied 1826)
Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández 1984
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792
Glironia venusta Thomas 1912
Gracilinanus aceramarcae (Tate 1931)
Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister 1854)
Gracilinanus dryas (Thomas 1898)
Gracilinanus emiliae (Thomas 1909)
Gracilinanus marica (Thomas 1898)
Gracilinanus microtarsus Wagner 1842
Hyladelphys kalinowskii P. Hershkovitz 1992
Lestodelphys halli (Thomas 1921)
Lutreolina crassicaudata (Desmarest 1804)
Marmosa alstoni (J. A. Allen 1900)
Marmosa andersoni Pine 1972
Marmosa constantiae O. Thomas 1904
Marmosa demerarae (O. Thomas 1905)
Marmosa lepida (Thomas 1888)
Marmosa mexicana Merriam 1897
Marmosa murina Linnaeus 1758
Marmosa paraguayana Tate 1931
Marmosa phaea O. Thomas 1899
Marmosa quichua Thomas 1899
Marmosa regina O. Thomas 1898
Marmosa robinsoni Bangs 1898
Marmosa rubra Tate 1931
Marmosa tyleriana Tate 1931
Marmosa xerophila Handley & Gordon 1979
Marmosops bishopi (Pine 1981)
Marmosops cracens (Handley & Gordon 1979)
Marmosops creightoni Voss, Tarifa & Yensen 2004
Marmosops fuscatus Thomas 1896
Marmosops handleyi (Pine 1981)
Marmosops incanus (Lund 1840)
Marmosops invictus Goldman 1912
Marmosops juninensis (Tate 1931)
Marmosops neblina Gardner 1990
Marmosops noctivagus (Tschudi 1844)
Marmosops ocellatus (Tate 1931)
Marmosops parvidens (Tate 1931)
Marmosops paulensis (Tate 1931)
Marmosops pinheiroi (Pine 1981)
Metachirus nudicaudatus (É. Geoffroy 1803)
Monodelphis adusta (Thomas 1897)
Monodelphis brevicaudata (Erxleben 1777)
Monodelphis dimidiata (Wagner 1847)
Monodelphis domestica (Wagner 1842)
Monodelphis emiliae (Thomas 1912)
Monodelphis handleyi Solari 2007
Monodelphis iheringi Thomas 1888
Monodelphis kunsi Pine 1975
Monodelphis osgoodi Doutt 1938
Monodelphis palliolata (Osgood 1914)
Monodelphis reigi Lew & Pérez-Hernández 2004
Monodelphis ronaldi Solari 2004
Monodelphis unistriata (Wagner 1842)
Philander andersoni (Osgood 1913)
Philander deltae Lew, Pérez-Hernández & Ventura 2006
Philander frenatus Olfers 1818
Philander mcilhennyi Gardner & Patton 1972
Philander mondolfii Lew, Pérez-Hernández & Ventura 2006
Philander olrogi Flores, Barquez & Diaz 2008
Philander opossum (Linnaeus 1758)
Thylamys citellus (Thomas 1912)
Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse 1839)
Thylamys fenestrae Martin 2009
Thylamys karimii (Petter 1968)
Thylamys macrurus (Olfers 1818)
Thylamys pallidior (O. Thomas 1902)
Thylamys pulchellus (Cabrera 1934)
Thylamys pusillus (Desmarest 1804)
Thylamys tatei (Handley 1957)
Thylamys velutinus (Wagner 1842)
Thylamys venustus (Thomas 1902)
Tlacuatzin canescens J. A. Allen 1893

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Metatheria
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae (this page)
Caluromyinae
Didelphinae
Hyladelphys
unclassified Didelphimorphia

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Marsupialia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae (this page)
Caluromyinae
Chacodelphys
Cryptonanus
Derorhynchinae
Didelphinae
Didelphys
Eobrasiliinae
Glironiinae
Hyladelphinae
Marmosinae
Notodelphis
Peradectinae
Peramys
Pucadelphys
Thylamyinae
Turgidodon
Adinodontinae
Derorhynchidae
Didelphoidea
Pediomyoidea
Peradectoidea
Sparassocynidae
EOL is hosted by: