Philander opossum

Philander opossum
Philander opossum — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Metatheria
Cladus: Marsupialiformes
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Superordo: Ameridelphia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Philander
Species:
Subspecies: P. o. fuscogriseus – P. o. opossum

Name

Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758)

  • Type locality: "America" (Paramaribo, Surinam (Matschie, 1916))

Synonyms

  • Didelphis opossum (protonym)
  • Metachirops opossum (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

Primary references

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • Deutsch: Graue Vieraugenbeutelratte
  • English: Gray Four-eyed Opossum, Guaiki
  • español: Comadreja de cuatro ojos
  • français: Opossum Gris Quatre-yeux
  • Nederlands: Grijze vieroogbuidelrat
  • polski: Opos szary
  • português: cuíca-verdadeira
  • Runa Simi: Kilampu
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