Didelphidae

**Didelphidae**
	family of mammals
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Common name
	English: Opossum; Afrikaans: Opossum; Ænglisc: Pocarǣt; العربية: أبسوم; مصرى: ابسوم; Kotava: Tueskol; azərbaycanca: Opossumlar; беларуская: Апосумы; български: Опосумови; brezhoneg: Oposom; català: Didèlfids; čeština: Vačice; Cymraeg: Oposwm; dansk: Pungrotter; Deutsch: Beutelratten; Ελληνικά: Οπόσουμ; Esperanto: Didelfedoj; eesti: Opossumlased; فارسی: صاریغ; suomi: Pussirotat; français: opossum; Nordfriisk: Pöösrooten; Gaeilge: Apasam; Gàidhlig: Opossum; galego: Didélfidos; Avañe'ẽ: Mykurẽ; עברית: אופוסומיים; हिन्दी: ओपोस्सम; magyar: Oposszumok; հայերեն: Պարկամուկ; Bahasa Indonesia: Oposum; Ido: Didelfo; íslenska: Pokarottur; 日本語: オポッサム形目; ქართული: ოპოსუმისებრნი; Taqbaylit: Abusum; қазақша: Опоссумдар; ಕನ್ನಡ: ಒಪಾಸಂ; 한국어: 주머니쥐; перем коми: Тшутшаэз; Latina: Didelphis; Lingua Franca Nova: Didelfimorfo; lietuvių: Oposumai; latviešu: Oposumu dzimta; македонски: Опосум; മലയാളം: ഒപ്പോസം; Bahasa Melayu: Oposum; မြန်မာဘာသာ: အိုပေါ့ဆမ်ကောင်; norsk bokmål: pungrotter; Nederlands: Opossums; norsk nynorsk: Pungrotter; norsk: Pungrotter; Diné bizaad: Biyázhí neiyéhé dóó bikʼéí; polski: Dydelfowate; Nawat: Takwatzin; português: Didelfiídeos; Runa Simi: Q'arachupa; română: Oposum; русский: Опоссумовые; Scots: Opossum; Simple English: Opossum; svenska: Pungråttor; Kiswahili: Oposumu; தமிழ்: ஒப்போசம்; ไทย: โอพอสซัม; Tagalog: Oposum; toki pona: soweli Didelphidae; Türkçe: Keseli sıçangiller; українська: Опосумові; oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча: Opossumlar; Tiếng Việt: Opossum; West-Vlams: Opossums; 吴语: 负鼠科; 粵語: 負鼠科; 中文: 負鼠科; 中文（中国大陆）: 负鼠科; 中文（简体）: 负鼠科; 中文（臺灣）: 負鼠科;
Taxonomy
Class	Mammalia
Subclass	Theriiformes
Superlegion	Trechnotheria
Infralegion	Boreosphenida
Subclass	Theria
Subclass	Metatheria
Infraclass	Marsupialia
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae
Taxon author	John Edward Gray, 1821
Authority file
	Q21834; NDL Authority ID: 00575466; NCBI taxonomy ID: 9265; ITIS TSN: 179919; Encyclopedia of Life ID: 7622; Fossilworks taxon ID: 39945; GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update): 5455; WoRMS-ID for taxa: 1451683; MSW ID: 10400002; ZooBank ID for name or act: 0C7CCF07-9315-49F5-84AC-65352E8E659D; EPPO Code: 1DIDEF; iNaturalist taxon ID: 42541; BOLD Systems taxon ID: 1059; ADW taxon ID: Didelphidae; IRMNG ID: 104856
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Marsupialia • Ordo: Didelphimorphia • Familia: Didelphidae Gray, 1821

Vernacular names

English: opossum
Deutsch: Beutelratten
polski: Dydelfowate

Included subfamilies (for ITIS & Mammal Species of the World (2005), 13 July 2012):

Caluromyinae, Didelphinae

Included genera (for ITIS & Mammal Species of the World (2005), 13 July 2012):

Caluromys, Caluromysiops, Chironectes, Didelphis, Glironia, Gracilinanus, Hyladelphys, Lestodelphys, Lutreolina, Marmosa, Marmosops, Metachirus, Micoureus, Monodelphis, Philander, Thylamys, Tlacuatzin

Included genera (for The Paleobiology Database, 13 July 2012):

Bobbschaefferia, Caluromyinae, Caroloameghiana, Coona, Dasyurina, Didelphina, Didelphinae, Didelphys, Esteslestes, Gaylordia, Gracilinanus, Guggenheimia, Hondadelphys, Hyperdidelphys, Macropina, Marmosinae, Marmosops, Marmosopsis, Minusculodelphis, Mirandatherium, Monodelphopsis, Pachybiotherium, Paradidelphys, Peramelina, Peratotherium, Phalangistina, Phascolomina, Protodidelphis, Sparassocynus, Sternbergia, Thylamyinae, Thylatheridium, Thylophorops, Zygolestes

Mammal Species of the World (v3, 2005) link: Didelphidae Gray, 1821

Fossilworks PaleoDB link: Didelphidae Gray 1821

ITIS link: Didelphidae Gray, 1821

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