Tribe Metachirini Reig et al. 1987 (opossum)
Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Parent taxon: Didelphinae according to J. L. Patton et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Chacodelphys, Didelphini, Didelphis, Hyladelphys, Mirandaia
Subtaxa: Metachirus
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore
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