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American opossums
American opossums
Classification
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short-tailed opossums
Monodelphis
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Mammalia
mammals
Mammalia: information (1)
Mammalia: pictures (1065)
Mammalia: specimens (2905)
Mammalia: sounds (5)
Order
Didelphimorphia
marsupials
Didelphimorphia: information (1)
Didelphimorphia: pictures (25)
Didelphimorphia: specimens (115)
Family
Didelphidae
American opossums
Didelphidae: information (2)
Didelphidae: pictures (25)
Didelphidae: specimens (115)
Subfamily
Didelphinae
American opossums
Didelphinae: pictures (25)
Didelphinae: specimens (99)
Genus
Monodelphis
short-tailed opossums
Species
Monodelphis adusta
sepia short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis americana
three-striped short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis arlindoi
Species
Monodelphis brevicaudata
red-legged short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis dimidiata
southern short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis domestica
gray short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis emiliae
Emilia's short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis gardneri
Species
Monodelphis glirina
Amazonian red-sided opossum
Species
Monodelphis handleyi
Species
Monodelphis iheringi
Ihering's short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis kunsi
pygmy short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis maraxina
Marajó short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis osgoodi
Osgood's short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis palliolata
hooded red-sided opossum
Species
Monodelphis peruviana
Species
Monodelphis ronaldi
Species
Monodelphis rubida
chestnut-striped short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis sanctaerosae
Species
Monodelphis scalops
long-nosed short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis sorex
shrewish short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis theresa
Theresa's short-tailed opossum
Species
Monodelphis umbristriatus
red three-striped opossum
Species
Monodelphis unistriatus
one-striped short-tailed opossum