Order Didelphimorphia (American opossums) List of monotremes and marsupials

virginia opossum (didelphis virginiana)



family didelphidae (opossums)

subfamily caluromyinae

genus caluromysiops

black-shouldered opossum (caluromysiops irrupta)


genus caluromys (woolly opossum)

subgenus caluromys

bare-tailed woolly opossum (caluromys philander)


subgenus mallodelphys

derby s woolly opossum (caluromys derbianus)
brown-eared woolly opossum (caluromys lanatus)






subfamily glironiinae

genus glironia

bushy-tailed opossum (glironia venusta)




subfamily hyladelphinae

genus hyladelphys

kalinowski s mouse opossum (hyladelphys kalinowskii)




subfamily didelphinae

tribe metachirini

genus metachirus

brown four-eyed opossum (metachirus myosuros)




tribe didelphini

genus chironectes

yapok or water opossum (chironectes minimus)


genus lutreolina

lutrine (lutreolina massoia)
lutrine or thick-tailed opossum (lutreolina crassicaudata)


genus philander (gray , black four-eyed opossum)

anderson s four-eyed opossum (philander andersoni)
deltaic four-eyed opossum (philander deltae)
southeastern four-eyed opossum (philander frenatus)
mcilhenny s four-eyed opossum (philander mcilhennyi)
mondolfi s four-eyed opossum (philander mondolfii)
olrog s four-eyed opossum (philander olrogi)
gray four-eyed opossum (philander opossum)


genus didelphis

white-eared opossum (didelphis albiventris)
big-eared opossum (didelphis aurita)
guianan white-eared opossum (didelphis imperfecta)
common opossum (didelphis marsupialis)
andean white-eared opossum (didelphis pernigra)
virginia opossum (didelphis virginiana)




tribe thylamyini

genus chacodelphys

chacoan pygmy opossum (chacodelphys formosa)


genus cryptonanus

agricola s gracile opossum (cryptonanus agricolai)
chacoan gracile opossum (cryptonanus chacoensis)
guahiba gracile opossum (cryptonanus guahybae)
†red-bellied gracile opossum (cryptonanus ignitus)
unduavi gracile opossum (cryptonanus unduaviensis)


genus gracilinanus

aceramarca gracile opossum (gracilinanus aceramarcae)
agile gracile opossum (gracilinanus agilis)
wood sprite gracile opossum (gracilinanus dryas)
emilia s gracile opossum (gracilinanus emilae)
northern gracile opossum (gracilinanus marica)
brazilian gracile opossum (gracilinanus microtarsus)


genus lestodelphys

patagonian opossum (lestodelphys halli)


genus marmosops (slender opossum)

bishop s slender opossum (marmosops bishopi)
narrow-headed slender opossum (marmosops cracens)
creighton s slender opossum (marmosops creightoni)
dorothy s slender opossum (marmosops dorothea)
dusky slender opossum (marmosops fuscatus)
handley s slender opossum (marmosops handleyi)
tschudi s slender opossum (marmosops impavidus)
gray slender opossum (marmosops incanus)
panama slender opossum (marmosops invictus)
junin slender opossum (marmosops juninensis)
neblina slender opossum (marmosops neblina)
white-bellied slender opossum (marmosops noctivagus)
little spotted slender opossum (marmosops ocellatus)
delicate slender opossum (marmosops parvidens)
brazilian slender opossum (marmosops paulensis)
pinheiro s slender opossum (marmosops pinheiroi)


genus thylamys (fat-tailed mouse opossum)

cinderella fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys cinderella)
elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys elegans)
karimi s fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys karimii)
paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys macrurus)
white-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys pallidior)
common fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys pusillus)
argentine fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys sponsorius)
tate s fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys tatei)
dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys velutinus)
buff-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum (thylamys venustus)




tribe marmosini

genus tlacuatzin

gray mouse opossum (tlacuatzin canescens)


genus marmosa (mouse opossum)

subgenus stegomarmosa

heavy-browed mouse opossum (marmosa andersoni)


subgenus marmosa

isthmian mouse opossum (marmosa isthmica)
rufous mouse opossum (marmosa lepida)
mexican mouse opossum (marmosa mexicana)
linnaeus s mouse opossum (marmosa murina)
quechuan mouse opossum (marmosa quichua)
robinson s mouse opossum (marmosa robinsoni)
red mouse opossum (marmosa rubra)
tyler s mouse opossum (marmosa tyleriana)
guajira mouse opossum (marmosa xerophila)


subgenus micoureus

alston s mouse opossum (marmosa alstoni)
white-bellied woolly mouse opossum (marmosa constantiae)
tate s woolly mouse opossum (marmosa paraguayanus)
little woolly mouse opossum (marmosa phaeus)
woolly mouse opossum (marmosa demerarae)
bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum (marmosa regina)




genus monodelphis (short-tailed opossum)

subgenus minuania

ronald s opossum (monodelphis ronaldi)
chestnut-striped opossum (monodelphis rubida)
reig s opossum (monodelphis reigi)
long-nosed short-tailed opossum (monodelphis scalops)
yellow-sided opossum (monodelphis dimidiata)
red three-striped opossum (monodelphis umbristriata)


subgenus monodelphis

sepia short-tailed opossum (monodelphis adusta)
amazonas short-tailed opossum (monodelphis amazonica)
northern three-striped opossum (monodelphis americana)
arlindo s opossum (monodelphis arlindoi)
northern red-sided opossum (monodelphis brevicaudata)
gray short-tailed opossum (monodelphis domestica)
emilia s short-tailed opossum (monodelphis emiliae)
gardner s short-tailed opossum (monodelphis gardneri)
amazonian red-sided opossum (monodelphis glirina)
handley s short-tailed opossum (monodelphis handleyi)
ihering s three-striped opossum (monodelphis iheringi)
pygmy short-tailed opossum (monodelphis kunsi)
(monodelphis macae)
marajó short-tailed opossum (monodelphis maraxina)
obscure short-tailed opossum (monodelphis obscura)
osgood s short-tailed opossum (monodelphis osgoodi)
hooded red-sided opossum (monodelphis palliolata)
(monodelphis pinocchio)
santa rosa opossum (monodelphis sanctaerosae)
southern red-sided opossum (monodelphis sorex)
southern three-striped opossum (monodelphis theresa)
one-striped opossum (monodelphis unistriata)