Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Alternative combination: Didelphis marsupialis virginiana
Belongs to Didelphis according to M. J. Phillips et al. 2001
See also Albright et al. 2019, Allen 1895, Alroy 2002, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Leidy 1860, Martin and Webb 1974, McManus 1974, Sherman 1952 and Tyndale-Biscoe and MacKenzie 1976
Sister taxa: Didelphis albiventris, Didelphis aurita, Didelphis crucialis, Didelphis marsupialis, Didelphis solimoensis, Didelphys
Subtaxa: Didelphis virginiana californica Didelphis virginiana pigra Didelphis virginiana virginiana Didelphis virginiana yucatanensis
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (33: Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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