Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792
Also calledAyaanii (oji) · Dydelf północny (pol) · Dydelf wirginijski (pol) · Gambá-da-Virgínia (por) · Noord-Amerikaanse Opossum (nld) · Nordamerikansk Opossum (nob) · Nordamerikansk pungrotte (dan) · Nordopossum (deu) · Opossum d'Amérique du Nord (fra) · Opossum de Virginie (fra) · Opossum della Virginia (ita) · Rat de bois (fra) · Sarigue d'Amérique du Nord (fra) · Sarigue de Virginie (fra)
First described in: Kerr, R. (1792). The animal kingdom, or zoological system, of the celebrated Sir Charles Linnaeus. Class I. Mammalia. <em>London.</em> 651 p.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
discussion
Remarks: Gaspeare Deabbate was the General Consul of the Sardinian Kingdom in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA).
Revised catalogue of monotremes and marsupials in the historic mammal collection housed at Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali of Torino, Italy
materials_examined
MZUT T 444 (331); mount; unsexed ad.; North America; 1823; donation by Gaspeare Deabbate; MZUT T 445 (MACUT 321); skeleton; w. d.; MZUT T 446 (MACUT 337); skull; juv.; w. d.
Revised catalogue of monotremes and marsupials in the historic mammal collection housed at Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali of Torino, Italy
description
Didelphis virginiana are found statewide in Louisiana, with the majority of records occurring in the southern half of the state. Since Lowery (1974), specimen records have been recorded in Allen, East Carroll, and Winn parishes. Additionally, nonvouchered records have been reported in Union and Concordia parishes. Specimen records (3). — Allen Parish (1): 2 mi N Oberlin post office, 30.649 N, - 92.763 W, 1 (LSUMZ 32280). East Carroll Parish (1): 6 mi E Oakgrove Hwy 65 N, 32.861 N, - 91.284 W, 1 (LSUMZ 34450). Winn Parish (1): 6.5 mi NE Winnfield, 31.986 N, - 92.567 W, 1 (LSUMZ 32339). Nonvouchered records (2). — Concordia Parish (1): Myrtle St., Vidalia, LA, US, 31.566 N, - 91.440 W, 1 (Naturalist 120184182). Union Parish (1): Heartwood Natural Area, Rocky Branch, LA, 32.680 N, - 92.223 W, 1 (iNaturalist 9354814).
UPDATED CHECKLIST AND DISTRIBUTION Of WILD TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS IN LOUISIANA
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The distribution of D. virginiana includes all of Oklahoma, although no specimens are known for 14 counties, and four counties are represented by observational records only (Caire et al. 1989; Stangl et al. 1992; Braun and Revelez 2005; Roehrs et al. 2008; Caire et al. 2010). New county records are reported for the counties of Canadian, Kiowa, Logan, Mayes, and Nowata. Specimen records (11). — Canadian County (4): 9204 NW 100 th St, Yukon, 1 (OMNH 65384); 0.8 km W Czech Hall Rd on Reno Ave, Yukon, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 3379); Clear Springs Rd and SW 89 th St, Mustang, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 3672); Morgan Rd, 0.8 km N of Edmond Rd, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 4166). Kiowa County (1): 1.6 km N, 5.6 km W Mountain Park, 423 m, 34 ° 42 ' 30.0600 " N, - 099 ° 00 ' 33.0840 " W, 1 (OMNH 65848). Logan County (4): 9.7 km N Edmond, 2.8 km E of Boulevard St, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 2792); 9.7 km N, 3.2 km W Edmond, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 2793); 10774 Coyote Cir, Arcadia, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 4390); Santa Fe Ave, N of Simmons Rd, S of Charter Oak Rd, 35 ° 44 ' 51.5100 " N, - 097 ° 30 ' 53.1900 " W, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 7029). Mayes County (1): group camp site, Lake Eufaula State Park, 35 ° 23 ' 57.93 " N, 95 ° 36 ' 51.50 " W, 191.4 m, 1 (UCOCV-MAM 7165). Nowata Co
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439923.