Didelphidae

DidelphidaeGray, 1821

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Placed in the order Polyprotodontia by Kirsch (1977); also see Aplin and Archer (1987). Does not include Dromiciops; see Kirsch and Calaby (1977). Includes Caluromyidae, Glironiidae, and Marmosidae sensu Hershkovitz (1992a).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.