ADW: Didelphinae: CLASSIFICATION

DidelphinaeAmerican opossums

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
- Eumetazoametazoans
  - Bilateriabilaterally symmetrical animals
    - Deuterostomiadeuterostomes
      - PhylumChordatachordates
        Craniatacraniates
        SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
        SuperclassGnathostomatajawed vertebrates
        Euteleostomibony vertebrates
        ClassSarcopterygiilobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates
        Tetrapodatetrapods
        Amniotaamniotes
        Synapsidasynapsids
        ClassMammaliamammals
        SubclassTheriaTherian mammals
        InfraclassMetatheriamarsupial mammals
        OrderDidelphimorphiaAmerican marsupials
        FamilyDidelphidaeAmerican opossums and opossums
        SubfamilyDidelphinaeAmerican opossums
        GenusChacodelphys
        GenusChironecteswater opossum and yapok
        GenusCryptonanus
        GenusDidelphiscommon opossums
        GenusGracilinanusgracile mouse opossums
        GenusLestodelphysPatagonian opossum
        GenusLutreolinalutrine opossum
        GenusMarmosacommon mouse opossums
        TribeMarmosini
        GenusMarmosopsslender mouse opossums
        GenusMetachirusbrown four-eyed opossum
        GenusMicoureuswoolly mouse opossums
        GenusMonodelphisshort-tailed opossums
        GenusPhilanderfour-eyed opossums
        GenusThylamysfat-tailed mouse opossums
        GenusTlacuatzingray mouse opossum

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Classification

KingdomAnimaliaanimals
PhylumChordatachordates
SubphylumVertebratavertebrates
ClassMammaliamammals
OrderDidelphimorphiaAmerican marsupials
FamilyDidelphidaeAmerican opossums and opossums
SubfamilyDidelphinaeAmerican opossums

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2025. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org.

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