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Didelphidae

132 species

  1. 1Caluromys derbianus (G. R. Waterhouse, 1841) · Derby's Woolly Opossum
  2. 2Caluromys lanatus (I. von Olfers, 1818) · Brown-eared Woolly Opossum
  3. 3Caluromys philander (Linnaeus, 1758) · Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum
  4. 4Caluromysiops irruptus Sanborn, 1951 · Black-shouldered Opossum
  5. 5Chironectes minimus (E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780) · Water Opossum
  6. 6Didelphis albiventris P. W. Lund, 1840 · Brazilian White-eared Opossum
  7. 7Didelphis aurita zu Wied-Neuwied, 1826 · Southern Black-eared Opossum
  8. 8Didelphis imperfecta Mondolfi & Pérez-Hernández, 1984 · Guianan White-eared Opossum
  9. 9Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, 1758 · Northern Black-eared Opossum
  10. 10Didelphis pernigra J. A. Allen, 1900 · Andean White-eared Opossum
  11. 11Didelphis poecilotus J. A. Wagner, 1842 · Southern White-eared Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  12. 12Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792 · Virginia Opossum
  13. 13Lutreolina crassicaudata (A. G. Desmarest, 1804) · Big Lutrine Opossum
  14. 14Lutreolina massoia Martínez-Lanfranco, D. Flores, Jayat, & D'Elía, 2014 · Massoia's Lutrine Opossum
  15. 15Philander andersoni (Osgood, 1913) · Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum
  16. 16Philander canus (Osgood, 1913) · Common Four-eyed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  17. 17Philander deltae Lew, Pérez-Hernández, & J. Ventura, 2006 · Orinoco Four-eyed Opossum
  18. 18Philander mcilhennyi A. L. Gardner & J. L. Patton, 1972 · McIlhenny's Four-eyed Opossum
  19. 19Philander melanurus (O. Thomas, 1899) · Dark Four-eyed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  20. 20Philander nigratus (O. Thomas, 1923) · Black Four-eyed Opossum
  21. 21Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758) · Gray Four-eyed Opossum
  22. 22Philander pebas Voss, Díaz-Nieto, & Jansa, 2018 · Pebas Four-eyed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  23. 23Philander quica (Temminck, 1824) · Southern Four-eyed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  24. 24Philander vossi A. L. Gardner & Ramírez-Pulido, 2020 · Northern Four-eyed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  25. 25Marmosa adleri Voss, Giarla, & Jansa, 2021 · Adler's Woolly Mouse Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  26. 26Marmosa alstoni (J. A. Allen, 1900) · Alston's Woolly Mouse Opossum
  27. 27Marmosa andersoni Pine, 1972 · Anderson's Mouse Opossum
  28. 28Marmosa chachapoya S. E. Pavan, de Abreu-Júnior, Sánchez-Vendizú, & Voss, 2025 · Chachapoya Mouse Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  29. 29Marmosa constantiae O. Thomas, 1904 · White-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum
  30. 30Marmosa demerarae O. Thomas, 1905 · Northeastern Woolly Mouse Opossum
  31. 31Marmosa germana O. Thomas, 1904 · Northwestern Woolly Mouse Opossum
  32. 32Marmosa isthmica E. A. Goldman, 1912 · Panama Mouse Opossum
  33. 33Marmosa jansae Voss & Giarla, 2021 · Jansa's Woolly Mouse Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  34. 34Marmosa lepida (O. Thomas, 1888) · Rufous Mouse Opossum
  35. 35Marmosa macrotarsus (J. A. Wagner, 1842) · Western Amazonian Mouse Opossum
  36. 36Marmosa mexicana C. H. Merriam, 1897 · Mexican Mouse Opossum
  37. 37Marmosa murina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum
  38. 38Marmosa nicaraguae O. Thomas, 1905 · Nicaraguan Woolly Mouse Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  39. 39Marmosa paraguayana Tate, 1931 · Southeastern Woolly Mouse Opossum
  40. 40Marmosa parda Tate, 1931 · Peruvian Woolly Mouse Opossum
  41. 41Marmosa perplexa H. E. Anthony, 1922 · Anthony's Woolly Mouse Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  42. 42Marmosa phaea O. Thomas, 1899 · Little Woolly Mouse Opossum
  43. 43Marmosa rapposa O. Thomas, 1899 · Bolivian Woolly Mouse Opossum
  44. 44Marmosa robinsoni Bangs, 1898 · Robinson's Mouse Opossum
  45. 45Marmosa rubra Tate, 1931 · Red Mouse Opossum
  46. 46Marmosa rutteri O. Thomas, 1924 · Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum
  47. 47Marmosa simonsi O. Thomas, 1899 · Simons's Mouse Opossum
  48. 48Marmosa tyleriana Tate, 1931 · Tyleria Mouse Opossum
  49. 49Marmosa waterhousei (Tomes, 1860) · Waterhouse's Mouse Opossum
  50. 50Marmosa xerophila Handley & Gordon, 1979 · Dryland Mouse Opossum · IUCN VU
  51. 51Marmosa zeledoni E. A. Goldman, 1911 · Zeledon's Mouse Opossum
  52. 52Monodelphis adusta (O. Thomas, 1897) · Sepia Short-tailed Opossum
  53. 53Monodelphis americana (P. L. S. Müller, 1776) · Northern Three-striped Opossum
  54. 54Monodelphis arlindoi S. E. Pavan, R. V. Rossi, & H. Schneider, 2012 · Arlindo's Short-tailed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  55. 55Monodelphis brevicaudata (Erxleben, 1777) · Guyanan Short-tailed Opossum
  56. 56Monodelphis dimidiata (J. A. Wagner, 1847) · Orange-sided Opossum
  57. 57Monodelphis domestica (J. A. Wagner, 1842) · Gray Short-tailed Opossum
  58. 58Monodelphis emiliae (O. Thomas, 1912) · Emilie's Short-tailed Opossum
  59. 59Monodelphis gardneri Solari, Pacheco, E. Vivar, & L. H. Emmons, 2012 · Gardner's Short-tailed Opossum
  60. 60Monodelphis glirina (J. A. Wagner, 1842) · Amazonian Red-sided Opossum
  61. 61Monodelphis handleyi Solari, 2007 · Handley's Short-tailed Opossum
  62. 62Monodelphis iheringi (O. Thomas, 1888) · Ihering's Three-striped Opossum
  63. 63Monodelphis kunsi Pine, 1975 · Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum
  64. 64Monodelphis osgoodi Doutt, 1938 · Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum
  65. 65Monodelphis palliolata (Osgood, 1914) · Hooded Red-sided Opossum
  66. 66Monodelphis peruviana (Osgood, 1913) · Peruvian Short-tailed Opossum
  67. 67Monodelphis pinocchio S. E. Pavan, 2015 · Long-nosed Short-tailed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  68. 68Monodelphis reigi Lew & Pérez-Hernández, 2004 · Reig's Opossum · IUCN VU
  69. 69Monodelphis ronaldi Solari, 2004 · Pine's Opossum
  70. 70Monodelphis saci S. E. Pavan, Mendes-Oliveira, & Voss, 2017 · Saci Short-tailed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  71. 71Monodelphis sanctaerosae Voss, Pine, & Solari, 2012 · Santa Rosa Short-tailed Opossum
  72. 72Monodelphis scalops (O. Thomas, 1888) · Tawny-headed Opossum
  73. 73Monodelphis semilineata I. C. V. Borges, C. A. O. Silva, & P. R. Gonçalves, 2026 · Half-striped Short-tailed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  74. 74Monodelphis touan (Bechstein, 1799) · Touan Short-tailed Opossum
  75. 75Monodelphis unistriata (J. A. Wagner, 1842) · Single-striped Opossum · IUCN CR
  76. 76Monodelphis vossi S. E. Pavan, 2019 · Voss's Short-tailed Opossum
  77. 77Tlacuatzin balsasensis Arcangeli, Light, & Cervantes, 2018 · Balsas Gray Mouse Opossum
  78. 78Tlacuatzin canescens (J. A. Allen, 1893) · Tehuantepec Gray Mouse Opossum
  79. 79Tlacuatzin gaumeri (Osgood, 1913) · Yucatán Gray Mouse Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  80. 80Tlacuatzin insularis (C. H. Merriam, 1898) · Tres Marías Gray Mouse Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  81. 81Tlacuatzin sinaloae (J. A. Allen, 1898) · Northern Gray Mouse Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  82. 82Metachirus aritanai C. L. Miranda, M. D. S. Nunes, A. F. Machado, Farias, Menezes, Ardente, dos Santos-Filho, Bredin, & M. N. F. da Silva, 2023 · Aritana's Brown Four-eyed Opossum
  83. 83Metachirus myosuros (Temminck, 1824) · Common Brown Four-eyed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  84. 84Metachirus nudicaudatus (É. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) · Guianan Brown Four-eyed Opossum
  85. 85Chacodelphys formosa (Shamel, 1930) · Pygmy Opossum
  86. 86Cryptonanus agricolai (Moojen, 1943) · Agricola's Opossum
  87. 87Cryptonanus chacoensis (Tate, 1931) · Chacoan Mouse Opossum
  88. 88Cryptonanus guahybae (Tate, 1931) · Guaiba Mouse Opossum
  89. 89Cryptonanus unduaviensis (Tate, 1931) · Unduavi Mouse Opossum
  90. 90Gracilinanus aceramarcae (Tate, 1931) · Aceramarca Opossum
  91. 91Gracilinanus agilis (Burmeister, 1854) · Agile Opossum
  92. 92Gracilinanus dryas (O. Thomas, 1898) · Wood Sprite Opossum
  93. 93Gracilinanus emiliae (O. Thomas, 1909) · Emilie's Opossum
  94. 94Gracilinanus marica (O. Thomas, 1898) · Northern Gracile Opossum
  95. 95Gracilinanus microtarsus (J. A. Wagner, 1842) · Brazilian Gracile Opossum
  96. 96Gracilinanus peruanus (Tate, 1931) · Peruvian Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  97. 97Lestodelphys halli (O. Thomas, 1921) · Patagonian Opossum
  98. 98Marmosops bishopi (Pine, 1981) · Bishop's Slender Opossum
  99. 99Marmosops carri (J. A. Allen & F. M. Chapman, 1897) · Carr's Slender Opossum
  100. 100Marmosops caucae (O. Thomas, 1900) · Tschudi's Slender Opossum
  101. 101Marmosops chucha Díaz-Nieto & Voss, 2016 · Cordillera Slender Opossum
  102. 102Marmosops creightoni Voss, Tarifa, & Yensen, 2004 · Creighton's Slender Opossum
  103. 103Marmosops fuscatus (O. Thomas, 1896) · Dusky Slender Opossum
  104. 104Marmosops handleyi (Pine, 1981) · Handley's Slender Opossum · IUCN CR
  105. 105Marmosops incanus (P. W. Lund, 1840) · Gray Slender Opossum
  106. 106Marmosops invictus (E. A. Goldman, 1912) · Panama Slender Opossum
  107. 107Marmosops juninensis (Tate, 1931) · Junin Slender Opossum · IUCN VU
  108. 108Marmosops magdalenae Díaz-Nieto & Voss, 2016 · Río Magdalena Slender Opossum
  109. 109Marmosops marina C. Ferreira, Mendes-Oliveira, L. G. Lima-Silva, & R. V. Rossi, 2020 · Silva's Slender Opossum
  110. 110Marmosops noctivagus (von Tschudi, 1845) · White-bellied Slender Opossum
  111. 111Marmosops ocellatus (Tate, 1931) · Spectacled Slender Opossum
  112. 112Marmosops ojastii F. J. García, J. Sánchez-Hernández, & Semedo, 2014 · Ojasti's Slender Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  113. 113Marmosops pakaraimae Voss, B. K. Lim, Díaz-Nieto, & Jansa, 2013 · Pantepui Slender Opossum · IUCN VU
  114. 114Marmosops parvidens (Tate, 1931) · Delicate Slender Opossum
  115. 115Marmosops paulensis (Tate, 1931) · Brazilian Slender Opossum
  116. 116Marmosops pinheiroi (Pine, 1981) · Pinheiro's Slender Opossum
  117. 117Marmosops soinii Voss, Fleck, & Jansa, 2019 · Soini's Slender Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  118. 118Marmosops woodalli (Pine, 1981) · Woodall's Slender Opossum
  119. 119Thylamys bruchi (O. Thomas, 1921) · Dry Chaco Fat-tailed Opossum · newer than the 2023 backbone
  120. 120Thylamys citellus (O. Thomas, 1912) · Mesopotamian Fat-tailed Opossum
  121. 121Thylamys elegans (G. R. Waterhouse, 1839) · Elegant Fat-tailed Opossum
  122. 122Thylamys karimii (F. Petter, 1968) · Karimi's Fat-tailed Opossum · IUCN VU
  123. 123Thylamys macrurus (I. von Olfers, 1818) · Paraguayan Fat-tailed Opossum
  124. 124Thylamys pallidior (O. Thomas, 1902) · Pallid Fat-tailed Opossum
  125. 125Thylamys pulchellus (Cabrera, 1934) · Chacoan Fat-tailed Opossum
  126. 126Thylamys pusillus (A. G. Desmarest, 1804) · Common Fat-tailed Opossum
  127. 127Thylamys sponsorius (O. Thomas, 1921) · Argentine Fat-tailed Opossum
  128. 128Thylamys tatei (Handley, 1957) · Tate's Fat-tailed Opossum
  129. 129Thylamys velutinus (J. A. Wagner, 1842) · Dwarf Fat-tailed Opossum
  130. 130Thylamys venustus (O. Thomas, 1902) · Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Opossum
  131. 131Glironia venusta O. Thomas, 1912 · Bushy-tailed Opossum
  132. 132Hyladelphys kalinowskii (Hershkovitz, 1992) · Kalinowski's Opossum

Source: Mammal Diversity Database (mammaldiversity.org), 6904 species, fetched 2026-10-18.