Didelphis Linnaeus 1758

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Didelphis Linnaeus 1758

Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 54 .

Type Species: Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Dasyurotherium Liais 1872 ; Dimerodon Ameghino 1889 ; Gamba Liais 1872 ; Gambatherium Liais 1872 ; Leucodidelphis Ihering 1914 ; Opossum Schmid 1818 ; Sarigua Muirhead 1819 ; Thylacotherium Lund 1839 .

Species and subspecies: 6 species with 6 subspecies:

Species Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840

Species Didelphis aurita ( Wied-Neuwied 1826)

Species Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi and Pérez-Hernández 1984

Species Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Didelphis marsupialis subsp. marsupialis Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Didelphis marsupialis subsp. caucae J. A. Allen 1900

Species Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900

Species Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792

Subspecies Didelphis virginiana subsp. virginiana Kerr 1792

Subspecies Didelphis virginiana subsp. californica Bennett 1833

Subspecies Didelphis virginiana subsp. pigra Bangs 1898

Subspecies Didelphis virginiana subsp. yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1901

Discussion: Didelphys Schreber, 1778 , is an invalid emendation of Didelphis Linnaeus , and Leucodidelphys Krumbiegel, 1941 , is an invalid emendation of Leucodidelphis Ihering, 1914 . Didelphus Lapham, 1853 , is an incorrect subsequent spelling of Didelphis Linnaeus.