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Didelphis
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Didelphis is a genus of New World marsupials. The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as Large American opossums, are members of the opossum order, Didelphimorphia.
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*Didelphis* is a genus of mammals within the family Didelphidae and order Didelphimorphia. It belongs to the class Mammalia, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus is classified under the subfamily Didelphinae and tribe Didelphini. Its taxonomic status is accepted, with the authority cited as Linnaeus, 1758.
The temporal range for *Didelphis* begins in the Late Miocene. Records of the genus are present in Mexico, the United States, and Peru. Various institutions, including CM, SEMAHN, UTCM, IBUNAM, and CUMV, hold records related to this taxon. The genus has been described in the *Encyclopaedia Hebraica*.
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Species
Virginia Opossum
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDidelphimorphia
- FamilyDidelphidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 327
- With media
- 21
- Family
- Didelphidae
- Collections
- CM, SEMAHN, UTCM, IBUNAM, CUMV, UAZ
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Peru
Research
1,522 papers- Didelphis spp. opossums and their parasites in the Americas: A One Health perspective.Parasitology research · 2021
- Didelphis albiventris as a carrier of Leptospira sp. in the central nervous tissue in the semiarid region of Northeast, Brazil.Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases · 2020
- Ectoparasites of Didelphis virginiana From Yucatan, Mexico.Journal of medical entomology · 2020
- Borrelia puertoricensis in opossums (Didelphis marsupialis) from Colombia.Parasites & vectors · 2023
- Sarcocystis neurona and related Sarcocystis spp. shed by opossums (Didelphis spp.) in South America.Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria · 2021
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Human interaction
- Phylogeny
- Species
- References
Didelphis is a genus of New World marsupials. The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as Large American opossums, are members of the opossum order, Didelphimorphia.
The genus Didelphis is composed of cat-sized omnivorous species, which can be recognized by their prehensile tails and their tendency to feign death when cornered. The largest species, the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), is the only marsupial to be found north of Mexico.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Didelphis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.