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Didelphidae Gray, 1821

104856  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104856)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Metatheria (Infraclass)
  9. Didelphimorphia (Order)
  10. Didelphidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Adinodon Hershkovitz, 1995 †
  2. Genus Albertatherium Fox, 1971 †
  3. Genus Alloeodectes Russell, 1984 †
  4. Genus Alphadon Simpson, 1927 †
  5. Genus Amphiperatherium Filhol, 1879 †
  6. Genus Armintodelphys Krishtalka & Stucky, 1983 †
  7. Genus Asiadidelphis Gabunia, Shevyreva & Gabunia, 1990 †
  8. Genus Bistius Clemens & Lillegraven, 1986 †
  9. Genus Caluromys Allen, 1900
  10. Genus Caluromysiops Sanborn, 1951
  11. Genus Chacodelphys Voss, Gardner & Jansa, 2004 †
  12. Genus Chironectes Illiger, 1811
  13. Genus Coona Simpson, 1938 †
  14. Genus Copedelphys Korth, 1994 †
  15. Genus Cryptonanus Voss, Lunde & Jansa, 2005
  16. Genus Derorhynchus Couto, 1952 †
  17. Genus Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  18. Genus Didelphopsis Couto, 1952 †
  19. Genus Entomacodon Marsh, 1872 †
  20. Genus Eobrasilia Simpson, 1947 †
  21. Genus Esteslestes Novacek, Ferrusquia-Villafranca, Flynn, Wyss & Norell, 1991 †
  22. Genus Garatherium Crochet, 1984 †
  23. Genus Gaylordia Couto, 1952 †
  24. Genus Glironia Thomas, 1912
  25. Genus Gracilinanus Gardner & Creighton, 1989
  26. Genus Herpetotherium Cope, 1873 †
  27. Genus Hyladelphys Voss, Lunde & Simmons, 2001
  28. Genus Hyperdidelphys Ameghino, 1904 †
  29. Genus Incadelphys Marshall & de Muizon, 1988 †
  30. Genus Indodelphis Bajpai, Kapur, Thewissen, Tiwari & Das, 2005 †
  31. Genus Itaboraidelphys Marshall & de Muizon, 1984 †
  32. Genus Jaegeria Bajpai, Kapur, Thewissen, Tiwari & Das, 2005 †
  33. Genus Lestodelphys Tate, 1934
  34. Genus Lutreolina Thomas, 1910
  35. Genus Marmosa Gray, 1821
  36. Genus Marmosops Matschie, 1916
  37. Genus Marmosopsis Couto, 1962 †
  38. Genus Metachirus Burmeister, 1854
  39. Genus Micoureus Lesson, 1842
  40. Genus Mimoperadectes Bown & Rose, 1979 †
  41. Genus Monodelphis Burnett, 1830
  42. Genus Nanodelphys McGrew, 1937 †
  43. Genus Pachybiotherium Ameghino, 1902 †
  44. Genus Peradectes Matthew & Granger, 1921 †
  45. Genus Peratherium Aymard, 1850 †
  46. Genus Philander Brisson, 1762
  47. Genus Sairadelphys Oliveira, Villa Nova, Goin & Dos Santos Avilla, 2011 †
  48. Genus Siamoperadectes Ducrocq, Buffetaut, Buffetaut-Tong, Jaeger, Jongkanjanasoontorn & Suteethorn, 1992 †
  49. Genus Sinoperadectes Storch & Qiu, 2002 †
  50. Genus Swaindelphys Johanson, 1996 †
  51. Genus Thylamys Gray, 1843
  52. Genus Thylatheridium Reig, 1952 †
  53. Genus Thylophorops Reig, 1952 †
  54. Genus Tiulordia Marshall & de Muizon, 1988 †
  55. Genus Tlacuatzin Voss & Jansa, 2003
  56. Genus Turgidodon Cifelli, 1990 †
  57. Genus Varalphadon Johanson, 1996 †
  58. Genus Zygolestes Ameghino, 1898 †
  59. Genus Alacodon Quinet, 1964 † accepted as Peratherium Aymard, 1850 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  60. Genus Asagis Gloger, 1841 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  61. Genus Cheironectes Gray, 1827 accepted as Chironectes Illiger, 1811
  62. Genus Cheronectis Fleming, 1822 accepted as Chironectes Illiger, 1811
  63. Genus Coöna Simpson, 1938 † accepted as Coona Simpson, 1938 †
  64. Genus Cuica Liais, 1872 † accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  65. Genus Dasyurotherium Liais, 1872 † accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  66. Genus Didelphus Radermacher, 1779 accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  67. Genus Didelphys Schreber, 1776 accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  68. Genus Dimerodon Ameghino, 1889 accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  69. Genus Eomarmosa Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa, 2014 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  70. Genus Exulomarmosa Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa, 2014 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  71. Genus Gamba Liais, 1872 † accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  72. Genus Gambatherium Liais, 1872 † accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  73. Genus Grayium Kretzoi & Kretzoi, 2000 † accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  74. Genus Grimaomys Roger, 1896 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  75. Genus Grimäomys Roger, 1896 accepted as Gracilinanus Gardner & Creighton, 1989
  76. Genus Grymaeomys Burmeister, 1854 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  77. Genus Hemiurus Gervais in Laporte, 1855 accepted as Monodelphis Burnett, 1830
  78. Genus Hylothylax Cabrera, 1919 accepted as Philander Brisson, 1762
  79. Genus Hyperdidelphis Reig, Kirsch & Marshall in Archer, 1987 † accepted as Hyperdidelphys Ameghino, 1904 † (misspelling)
  80. Genus Lestodelphis accepted as Lestodelphys Tate, 1934
  81. Genus Leucodidelphis Ihering, 1914 accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  82. Genus Mallodelphys Thomas, 1920 accepted as Caluromys Allen, 1900
  83. Genus Marmosa Rafinesque, 1815 † accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  84. Genus Memina Fischer de Waldheim, 1814 accepted as Chironectes Illiger, 1811
  85. Genus Memmina Rafinesque, 1815 accepted as Chironectes Illiger, 1811
  86. Genus Metachirops Matschie, 1916 accepted as Philander Brisson, 1762
  87. Genus Microdelphys Burmeister, 1856 accepted as Monodelphis Burnett, 1830
  88. Genus Microdidelphys Trouessart, 1898 accepted as Monodelphis Burnett, 1830
  89. Genus Minuania Cabrera, 1919 accepted as Monodelphis Burnett, 1830
  90. Genus Monodelphia accepted as Monodelphis Burnett, 1830
  91. Genus Monodelphiops Matschie, 1916 accepted as Monodelphis Burnett, 1830
  92. Genus Notagogus Gloger, 1841 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  93. Genus Notodelphys Thomas, 1921 accepted as Lestodelphys Tate, 1934
  94. Genus Notogogus Trouessart, 1898 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  95. Genus Notogus Trouessart, 1898 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  96. Genus Pachybiotherium Ameghino, 1901 † accepted as Pachybiotherium Ameghino, 1902 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  97. Genus Peramys Lesson, 1842 accepted as Monodelphis Burnett, 1830
  98. Genus Perotherium Winge, 1893 † accepted as Peratherium Aymard, 1850 †
  99. Genus Philander Burmeister, 1856 accepted as Caluromys Allen, 1900
  100. Genus Philander Tiedemann, 1808 accepted as Philander Brisson, 1762
  101. Genus Qatranitherium Crochet, Thomas, Sen, Roger, Gheerbrant & Al-Sulaimani, 1992 † accepted as Peratherium Aymard, 1850 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  102. Genus Sciophanes Díaz-Nieto, Jansa & Voss, 2016 † accepted as Marmosops Matschie, 1916 (Treated as valid subgenus)
  103. Genus Stegomarmosa Pine, 1972 accepted as Marmosa Gray, 1821
  104. Genus Thylacotherium Lund, 1839 † accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
  105. Genus Thylacotherium Lund, 1839, nom. nud. † accepted as Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  106. Genus Xenodelphis Couto, 1962 † accepted as Gaylordia Couto, 1952 † (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  107. Genus Xerodelphys Giarla, Voss & Jansa, 2010 accepted as Thylamys Gray, 1843
  108. Genus Centracodon Marsh, 1872 (uncertain, unassessed)
  109. Genus Paradidelphys Ameghino, 1904 † (uncertain, unassessed)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Didelphidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104856 on 2026-02-06
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

name verified source McKenna, M. C.; Bell, S. K. (1997). Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. Columbia University Press, New York, 631 pp. [details] 

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp. [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Metatheria (Infraclass) > Marsupialia (Superorder) > Didelphimorphia (Order) > Didelphidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Cretaceous (Campanian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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