Classification of Phillips et al. 2001
G. Didelphis Linnaeus 1758 [large American opossum]
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Didelphis virginiana Kerr 1792 [Virginia opossum]
G. Isoodon Desmarest 1817 [short-nosed bandicoot]
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Isoodon macrourus Gould 1842 [northern brown bandicoot]
G. Trichosurus Lesson 1828 [brushtail possum]
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Trichosurus vulpecula Kerr 1792 [common brushtail possum]
Unr. †Ameridelphia Szalay 1982
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Or. Didelphimorphia Gill 1872
Or. Paucituberculata Ameghino 1894
Unr. Placentalia Owen 1837 [placental]
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Unr. Epitheria McKenna 1975
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Unr. Afrotheria Stanhope et al. 1998
Unr. Laurasiatheria Waddell et al. 1999
Invalid names: Atlantogenta Waddell et al. 1999 [invalid subgroup]
Unr. Australidelphia Szalay 1982
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Or. Dasyuromorphia Gill 1872
Or. Microbiotheria Ameghino 1899
Or. Notoryctemorphia Kirsch 1977
Or. Peramelemorphia Ameghino 1889