Didelphis virginiana

Taxonavigation
Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Didelphis
Species:
Subspecies (4): D. v. californica – D. v. pigra – D. v. virginiana – D. v. yucatanensis
Name
Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792
Type locality: Virginia, Louisiana, Mexico, Brazil, and Peru
References
Primary references
- Kerr, R. 1792. The animal kingdom or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. A. Strahan and T. Cadell: London; W. Creech: Edinburgh. XII + 30 unnumbered + 1–400 pp. BHL Reference page. p. 193 BHL
Additional references
- Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.
Links
- Didelphis virginiana in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - Didelphis virginiana – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- North American Mammals: Didelphis virginiana [1]
- Smithsonian Wild: Didelphis virginiana
Vernacular names
- English: Virginia Opossum
- français: Opossum de Virginie, Opossum d'Amérique du Nord
- magyar: Északi oposszum
- íslenska: Virginíuposa
- 日本語: キタオポッサム
- polski: Dydelf północny
- Türkçe: Kuzey keseli sıçanı , Oppossum
- українська: Опосум віргінський
- 中文(简体): 北美负鼠
- 中文(繁體): 北美負鼠