ADW: Didelphinae: CLASSIFICATION

DidelphinaeAmerican opossums

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    Bilateria: pictures (22660)
    Bilateria: specimens (7092)
    Bilateria: sounds (722)
    Bilateria: maps (42)
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      Deuterostomia: pictures (15298)
      Deuterostomia: specimens (6845)
      Deuterostomia: sounds (709)
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Chordata: information (1)
        Chordata: pictures (15213)
        Chordata: specimens (6829)
        Chordata: sounds (709)
        Craniatacraniates
        Craniata: pictures (15170)
        Craniata: specimens (6827)
        Craniata: sounds (709)
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        Vertebrata: information (1)
        Vertebrata: pictures (15168)
        Vertebrata: specimens (6827)
        Vertebrata: sounds (709)
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Gnathostomata: pictures (15163)
        Gnathostomata: specimens (6827)
        Gnathostomata: sounds (709)
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        Euteleostomi: pictures (15026)
        Euteleostomi: specimens (6826)
        Euteleostomi: sounds (709)
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Sarcopterygii: pictures (13853)
        Sarcopterygii: specimens (6805)
        Sarcopterygii: sounds (709)
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Tetrapoda: pictures (13846)
        Tetrapoda: specimens (6805)
        Tetrapoda: sounds (709)
        Amniotaamniotes
        Amniota: pictures (13198)
        Amniota: specimens (6792)
        Amniota: sounds (689)
        Synapsidasynapsids
        Synapsida: pictures (4389)
        Synapsida: specimens (6622)
        Synapsida: sounds (13)
        ClassMammaliamammals
        Mammalia: information (1)
        Mammalia: pictures (4389)
        Mammalia: specimens (6622)
        Mammalia: sounds (13)
        SubclassTheriaTherian mammals
        Theria: pictures (4372)
        Theria: specimens (6598)
        Theria: sounds (13)
        InfraclassMetatheriamarsupial mammals
        Metatheria: information (1)
        Metatheria: pictures (256)
        Metatheria: specimens (249)
        OrderDidelphimorphiaAmerican marsupials
        Didelphimorphia: information (1)
        Didelphimorphia: pictures (53)
        Didelphimorphia: specimens (147)
        FamilyDidelphidaeAmerican opossums and opossums
        Didelphidae: information (1)
        Didelphidae: pictures (53)
        Didelphidae: specimens (147)
        SubfamilyDidelphinaeAmerican opossums
        Didelphinae: pictures (51)
        Didelphinae: specimens (126)
        GenusChacodelphys
        GenusChironecteswater opossum and yapok
        Chironectes: pictures (3)
        Chironectes: specimens (9)
        GenusCryptonanus
        Cryptonanus: specimens (1)
        GenusDidelphiscommon opossums
        Didelphis: pictures (29)
        Didelphis: specimens (57)
        GenusGracilinanusgracile mouse opossums
        Gracilinanus: pictures (1)
        Gracilinanus: specimens (4)
        GenusLestodelphysPatagonian opossum
        Lestodelphys: pictures (1)
        GenusLutreolinalutrine opossum
        Lutreolina: pictures (2)
        Lutreolina: specimens (8)
        GenusMarmosacommon mouse opossums
        Marmosa: pictures (3)
        Marmosa: specimens (1)
        TribeMarmosini
        GenusMarmosopsslender mouse opossums
        Marmosops: pictures (1)
        Marmosops: specimens (5)
        GenusMetachirusbrown four-eyed opossum
        Metachirus: specimens (8)
        GenusMicoureuswoolly mouse opossums
        Micoureus: pictures (2)
        Micoureus: specimens (4)
        GenusMonodelphisshort-tailed opossums
        Monodelphis: pictures (6)
        Monodelphis: specimens (5)
        GenusPhilanderfour-eyed opossums
        Philander: pictures (2)
        Philander: specimens (23)
        GenusThylamysfat-tailed mouse opossums
        Thylamys: pictures (1)
        Thylamys: specimens (1)
        GenusTlacuatzingray mouse opossum

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2024. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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