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Opossums (/əˈpɒsəmz/) are
members of the
marsupial order Didelphimorphia (/daɪˌdɛlfɪˈmɔːrfiə/)
endemic to the Americas. The
largest order of marsupials...
- follows: † –
Extinct Superorder Ameridelphia (American marsupials)
Order Didelphimorphia (93 species) – see list of
didelphimorphs Family Didelphidae: opossums...
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possum in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Possum may
refer to:
Didelphimorphia, or (o)possums, an
order of
marsupials native to the
Americas Common...
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known as
Large American opossums, are
members of the
opossum order,
Didelphimorphia. The
genus Didelphis is
composed of cat-sized
omnivorous species, which...
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paraphyletic group. The
orders within this
group are
listed below:
Order Didelphimorphia (108 species)
Family Didelphidae:
opossums Order Paucituberculata (7...
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Didelphimorphia Australidelphia...
- The
class Mammalia (mammals) is
divided into two
subclasses based on
reproductive techniques: egg-laying
mammals (yinotherians or
monotremes - see also...
- Didelphis,
which contains the
largest American opossums, and the
order Didelphimorphia, to
which most
Western hemisphere opossums belong (excluding the seven...
- the free dictionary.
Opossums are
marsupials that
belong to
order Didelphimorphia in the
Western Hemisphere.
Opossum or
opossom may also
refer to: Shrew...
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disturbed areas as well as
evergreen forests. Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order
Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.).
Mammal Species of the World:...
