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Didelphis
Didelphis is a genus of New World marsupials. The six species in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as Large American opossums, are members of the opossum order, Didelphimorphia.
The genus Didelphis is composed of cat-sized omnivorous species, which can be recognized by their prehensile tails and their tendency to feign death when cornered. The largest species, the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), is the only marsupial to be found north of Mexico.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Virginia Opossum
speciesDidelphis virginiana
Southern Opossum
speciesDidelphis marsupialis
White-eared Opossum
speciesDidelphis albiventris
Big-eared Opossum
speciesDidelphis aurita
Andean White-eared Opossum
speciesDidelphis pernigra
Guianan White-eared Opossum
speciesDidelphis imperfecta
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42646.