Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae

Parent taxon: Didelphidae according to J. L. Patton et al. 1996

Sister taxa: Caluromyinae, Caroloameghiana, Coona, Dasyurina, Derorhynchinae, Didelphina, Didelphys, Eobrasiliinae, Esteslestes, Hyperdidelphys, Macropina, Marmosinae, Marmosops, Paradidelphys, Peramelina, Peratotherium, Phalangistina, Phascolomina, Sparassocynus, Sternbergia, Thylamyinae, Thylatheridium, Thylophorops, Zygolestes, Gracilinanus

Subtaxa: Didelphini, Gaylordia, Incadelphys, Ischyrodidelphis, Metachirini, Mirandaia, Mizquedelphys

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Type: Didelphis

Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore