Philander opossum

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Gray Four-eyed Opossum

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Ameridelphia
Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Didelphinae
Tribe : Didelphini
Genus : Philander

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033866

Original name as described

Didelphis Opossum

Other common names

Guaiki

Type material

RMNH.MAM.25421.a

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25421.a

Type locality

"America." Restricted by J. A. Allen in 1900 to "Surinam" and further restricted by P. Matschie in 1916 to "Paramaribo, Surinam."

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Guyana · French Guiana · Suriname · Brazil

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000032

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Didelphys superciliaris

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

superciliaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

AMNH M-203348

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/amnh/mammals?id=urn-catalog-amnh-mammals-m-203348

Authority page

204

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis Opossum

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

opossum

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RMNH.MAM.25421.a

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25421.a

Authority page

55

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033866

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Cuvier (1797:124, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  2. Daudin (1802:151, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033401) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  3. Lesson (1827:210, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207678) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  4. Lesson (1842:186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Philander virginianus

Tiedemann, 1808

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

virginianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

RMNH.MAM.25421.a

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25421.a

Authority page

427

Authority publication

Landshut

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphis austro-americana

(O. Thomas, 1923)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

austroamericanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Type

RMNH.MAM.25421.a

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.biodiversitydata.nl/naturalis/specimen/RMNH.MAM.25421.a

Authority page

604

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34355862

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)

Didelphys frenata

(I. von Olfers, 1818)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

frenatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZMB:Mam:2325

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

204

Authority publication

book

Didelphys Opossum

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

opossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

  1. Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  2. Giebel (1855:711, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)

Metachirus opossum

(Lahille, 1899)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

opossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

205

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147071

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

Lahille (1899:205, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147071) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)

Philander opossum

G. G. Goodwin, 1946

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

opossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

283

Authority publication

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Name usages

  1. Goodwin (1946:283) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15800)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:26) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Hershkovitz (1992:4, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2865385) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/3921)
  4. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  5. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  6. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  7. Voss, Díaz-Nieto & Jansa (2018:23, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/57593511) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34372)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #40516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #40516) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000032) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  11. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40516/22176779) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Philander opossum frenata

Hershkovitz, 1959

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

frenata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

342

Authority publication

Journal of Mammalogy

Metachirops opossum

(Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

opossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

9

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Philander frenatus

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

frenatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:165) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136375/22177125) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Philander opossum opossum

A. L. Gardner, 2005

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

opossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Gardner (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8547)
  2. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:167) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)

Didelphis Oppossum

(Brongniart, 1792)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

oppossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

115

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45494949

Authority publication

Actes de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris

Didelphis opussum

(André, 1796)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

opussum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

7

Authority publication

Eisenach

Didelphys frenata

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

frenata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Didelphys superciliaris

(Illiger, 1815)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

superciliaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

107

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963

Authority publication

Abhandlungen der physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften

Name usages

Illiger (1815:107, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)

Didelphys Oppossum

(J. A. Wagner, 1842)

Family

Didelphidae

Root name

oppossum

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination · incorrect_subsequent_spelling

Authority page

44

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31060271

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

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