Didelphimorphia Gill 1872

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Didelphimorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 3-18 : 3

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11343042
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scientific name	Didelphimorphia Gill 1872
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Families: 1 family with 17 genera and 87 species:

Family Didelphidae Gray 1821 (17 genera with 87 species and 65 subspecies)

Discussion: Traditionally included in Marsupialia; included in Ameridelphia (see Aplin and Archer, 1987; Marshall et al., 1990; and Szalay, 1982); but not Microbiotheriidae ( Marshall et al., 1990; contra Reig et al., 1987).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Didelphimorphia

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