Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792

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 : 6

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scientific name	Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792
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Treatment

Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 , in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom: 193.

Type Locality: "Virginia, Louisiana, Mexico, Brasil, and Peru;" restricted to Virginia (J. A. Allen, 1901:160 c) .

Vernacular Names: Virginia Opossum.

Subspecies: :

Subspecies Didelphis virginiana subsp. virginiana Kerr 1792

Subspecies Didelphis virginiana subsp. californica Bennett 1833

Subspecies Didelphis virginiana subsp. pigra Bangs 1898

Subspecies Didelphis virginiana subsp. yucatanensis J. A. Allen 1901

Distribution: S Canada; E and C United States (with introduced populations in Pacific states); México; and in Central America south into N Costa Rica.

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).

Discussion: Revised by Gardner (1973, 1982); reviewed by McManus (1974, Mammalian Species, 40).