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Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Didelphis virginiana
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Kissling et al, 2014, Belize Species List, Bolivia Species List, Canada Species List, Costa Rica Species List, El Salvador Species List, Guatemala Species List, Honduras Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Peru Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia SK, wikipedia HSB, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Wildfinder (WWF), Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, and United States Species List
Didelphis virginiana
Recognized by SI Wild, CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Pantheria, and Bioimages Vanderbilt
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792
Recognized by eMammal and INBio
Didelphis virginiana
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Kappeler et al 2013, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Global Biotic Interactions
Didelphis virginiana
Recognized by Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and TreatmentBank
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792
Recognized by NMNH Collection

Alternative Names

Didelphis marsupialis virginiana
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Virginia Opossum preferred
Recognized by SI Wild, Flickr BHL, and Wikidata Common Names
virginia opossum
prefer
Recognized by admin
Virginia opossum
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web, Paleobiology Database, and AnAge
Virginian Opossum
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

أبوسوم فيرجينيا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

վիրջինյան պարկամուկ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Asturian

zarigüeya de virxinia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Oposom Virjinia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

вирджински опосум preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

opòssum de Virgínia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

北美負鼠 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
北美负鼠 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Američka naboruša preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

vačice virginská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Nordamerikansk pungrotte preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Virginiaanse opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Norda didelfo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Opossumi
prefer
Recognized by admin
Virginianopossumi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

French

Opossum d'Amérique du Nord preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Opossum de Virginie
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Sarigue de Virginie
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Sarigüeia de Virxinia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Nordopossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

אופוסום וירג'יניה preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

északi oposszum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Virginíuposa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Sarigo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Oposum virginia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

apasam Virginia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

キタオポッサム preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Korean

버지니아주머니쥐 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lower Sorbian

Pódwjacorny oposum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Biyázhí neiyéhé (íiyisígíí) preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

صاریغ ویرجینیا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Dydelf północny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Chincha q'arachupa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Виргинский опоссум preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

Virginie opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Амерички опосум preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Američki oposum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Vačica virgínska preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Zorro, zorro pecho amarillo preferred
Recognized by INBio
Zarigüeya
prefer
Recognized by admin

Swedish

Nordamerikansk opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Oppossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Опосум віргінський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

ᏏᏆ ᎤᏤᏥᏍᏗ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Sewjerny oposum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

ابوسوم فيرجينيا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

دیدلفیس ویرقینیانا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Амерички опосум preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Američki oposum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vls

Virginioanschn opossum preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

北美负鼠 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

北美负鼠 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

北美負鼠 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

北美負鼠 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

北美負鼠 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Metatheria
Marsupialia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae
Didelphinae
Didelphis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 (this page)
Didelphis virginiana californica Bennett 1833
Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898
Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr 1792
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1901
Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied 1826)
Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández 1984
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Metatheria Huxley 1880
Didelphimorphia Gill 1872
Didelphidae Gray 1821
Didelphinae Gray 1821
Didelphis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 (this page)
Didelphis virginiana californica Bennett 1833
Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898
Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr 1792
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1901
Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied 1826)
Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández 1984
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Metatheria
Marsupialia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae
Didelphinae
Didelphis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 (this page)
Didelphis virginiana californica Bennett 1833
Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898
Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr 1792
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1901
Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied 1826)
Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández 1984
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Metatheria
Marsupialia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae
Didelphis
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 (this page)
Didelphis virginiana californica Bennett 1833
Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898
Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr 1792
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1901
Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied 1826)
Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández 1984
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae
Didelphis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 (this page)
Didelphis virginiana californica Bennett 1833
Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898
Didelphis virginiana virginiana
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1901
Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied 1826)
Didelphis biforata
Didelphis brunii Quoy & Gaimard 1824
Didelphis californica Benn 1833
Didelphis cuvieri Fischer 1829
Didelphis grandaeva
Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández 1984
Didelphis incerta
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis paraguayensis
Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900
Didelphis solimoensis Couzzol et al. 2006
Didelphys abrupta Ameghino 1904
Didelphys biforata Ameghino 1904
Didelphys grandaeva Ameghino 1889
Didelphys juga Ameghino 1889
Didelphys lujanensis Ameghino 1889
Didelphys perplana Ameghino 1904
Didelphys triforata Ameghino 1889

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Metatheria Huxley 1880
Didelphimorphia Gill 1872
Didelphidae Gray 1821
Didelphinae Gray 1821
Didelphis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 (this page)
Didelphis virginiana californica Bennett 1833
Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs 1898
Didelphis virginiana virginiana Kerr 1792
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1901
Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied 1826)
Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández 1984
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae
Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 (this page)
Caluromys derbianus Waterhouse 1841
Caluromys lanatus (Olfers 1818)
Caluromys philander Linnaeus 1758
Caluromysiops irrupta Sanborn 1951
Chacodelphys formosa (Shamel 1930)
Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann 1780)
Cryptonanus agricolai (Moojen 1943)
Cryptonanus chacoensis (Tate 1931)
Cryptonanus guahybae (Tate 1931)
Cryptonanus ignitus (Díaz, Flores & Barquez 2002)
Cryptonanus unduaviensis (Tate 1931)
Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840
Didelphis aurita (Wied-Neuwied 1826)
Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández 1984
Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus 1758
Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen 1900
Glironia venusta Thomas 1912
Gracilinanus aceramarcae (Tate 1931)
Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister 1854)
Gracilinanus dryas (Thomas 1898)
Gracilinanus emiliae (Thomas 1909)
Gracilinanus marica (Thomas 1898)
Gracilinanus microtarsus Wagner 1842
Hyladelphys kalinowskii P. Hershkovitz 1992
Lestodelphys halli (Thomas 1921)
Lutreolina crassicaudata (Desmarest 1804)
Marmosa alstoni (J. A. Allen 1900)
Marmosa andersoni Pine 1972
Marmosa constantiae O. Thomas 1904
Marmosa demerarae (O. Thomas 1905)
Marmosa lepida (Thomas 1888)
Marmosa mexicana Merriam 1897
Marmosa murina Linnaeus 1758
Marmosa paraguayana Tate 1931
Marmosa phaea O. Thomas 1899
Marmosa quichua Thomas 1899
Marmosa regina O. Thomas 1898
Marmosa robinsoni Bangs 1898
Marmosa rubra Tate 1931
Marmosa tyleriana Tate 1931
Marmosa xerophila Handley & Gordon 1979
Marmosops bishopi (Pine 1981)
Marmosops cracens (Handley & Gordon 1979)
Marmosops creightoni Voss, Tarifa & Yensen 2004
Marmosops fuscatus Thomas 1896
Marmosops handleyi (Pine 1981)
Marmosops incanus (Lund 1840)
Marmosops invictus Goldman 1912
Marmosops juninensis (Tate 1931)
Marmosops neblina Gardner 1990
Marmosops noctivagus (Tschudi 1844)
Marmosops ocellatus (Tate 1931)
Marmosops parvidens (Tate 1931)
Marmosops paulensis (Tate 1931)
Marmosops pinheiroi (Pine 1981)
Metachirus nudicaudatus (É. Geoffroy 1803)
Monodelphis adusta (Thomas 1897)
Monodelphis brevicaudata (Erxleben 1777)
Monodelphis dimidiata (Wagner 1847)
Monodelphis domestica (Wagner 1842)
Monodelphis emiliae (Thomas 1912)
Monodelphis handleyi Solari 2007
Monodelphis iheringi Thomas 1888
Monodelphis kunsi Pine 1975
Monodelphis osgoodi Doutt 1938
Monodelphis palliolata (Osgood 1914)
Monodelphis reigi Lew & Pérez-Hernández 2004
Monodelphis ronaldi Solari 2004
Monodelphis unistriata (Wagner 1842)
Philander andersoni (Osgood 1913)
Philander deltae Lew, Pérez-Hernández & Ventura 2006
Philander frenatus Olfers 1818
Philander mcilhennyi Gardner & Patton 1972
Philander mondolfii Lew, Pérez-Hernández & Ventura 2006
Philander olrogi Flores, Barquez & Diaz 2008
Philander opossum (Linnaeus 1758)
Thylamys citellus (Thomas 1912)
Thylamys elegans (Waterhouse 1839)
Thylamys fenestrae Martin 2009
Thylamys karimii (Petter 1968)
Thylamys macrurus (Olfers 1818)
Thylamys pallidior (O. Thomas 1902)
Thylamys pulchellus (Cabrera 1934)
Thylamys pusillus (Desmarest 1804)
Thylamys tatei (Handley 1957)
Thylamys velutinus (Wagner 1842)
Thylamys venustus (Thomas 1902)
Tlacuatzin canescens J. A. Allen 1893

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Metatheria
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae
Didelphinae
Didelphis
Didelphis virginiana (this page)
Didelphis albiventris
Didelphis aurita
Didelphis imperfecta
Didelphis marsupialis
Didelphis pernigra
unclassified Didelphis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Marsupialia
Didelphimorphia
Didelphidae
Didelphinae
Didelphis
Didelphis virginiana (this page)
Didelphis virginiana californica
Didelphis virginiana pigra
Didelphis virginiana virginiana
Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis
Didelphis albiventris
Didelphis aurita
Didelphis azarae
Didelphis imperfecta
Didelphis marsupialis
Didelphis murina
Didelphis obesula
Didelphis orientalis
Didelphis peregrinus
Didelphis pernigra
Didelphis philander
Didelphis pygmaea
Didelphis tridactyla
Didelphis ursina
Didelphis vulpecula
Didelphis wombat
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