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Didelphis marsupialis

Didelphis marsupialis, Bahia, Brazil

Didelphis marsupialis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia
Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Genus: Didelphis
Species: Didelphis marsupialis
Subspecies: D. m. caucae - D. m. marsupialis

Name

Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758

Type locality: "America"

References

* Didelphis marsupialis in Mammal Species of the World.
Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
* Systema Naturae 10th ed., 1: 54.
* IUCN link: Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758 (Least Concern)


Vernacular names
Česky: Vačice opossum
Deutsch: Südopossum
English: Common Opossum, Manicou
Nederlands: Zuidelijke opossum
Polski: Dydelf północny
Türkçe: Bayağı opossum

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