Mass: 1.1 kg based on Gipson and Kamler 2001, Lindsay 1960, Layne 1958, Barros-Battesti et al. 2000, Sanderson 1949, Vaughan and Hawkins 1999, da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988, Davies 1978, Díaz 2014, Julien-Laferrière 1991, and Richard-Hansen et al. 1999

Diet: insectivore-carnivore based on Sandidge 1953

Abundance: 0.06 to 50.79% (median 2.52%)

Latitudinal range: 13.7° to 44.4°

Habitats: (23), desert/xeric shrubland (1), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (17), temperate savanna (1), tropical/subtropical coniferous forest (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (6), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (3)

Found in 52 samples

Canada: Lindsay

Mexico: El Zapotal (terrestrial mammals), La Reserva Natural Sierra Nanchititla, Estación Científica Las Joyas, Tolistoque (dry season), Tolistoque (rainy season), Huasabas-Sahuaripa Region, Madera West

Nicaragua: Siuna (mammals, primary forest), Siuna (mammals, secondary forest), Siuna (mammals, allspice)

United States: Park Ranger Station No. 1, Memphis, Glenn Dale, Salt Pond Mountain, Haw River, Rocky River, Richlands, Fayette County, Raleigh-Durham, Kleberg County, The Wilds, Daniel Boone Field Station (agricultural), Daniel Boone Field Station (riparian), Ardis (Late Pleistocene), Vess Cave (Late Pleistocene), Saber-tooth Cave (Late Pleistocene), Golf Course (Late Pleistocene), Bluegrass (macro) (Holocene), Bluegrass (micro) (Holocene), Dust Cave (Zones T and U) (Holocene), Burris (Holocene), McKinley Site (Zone B) (Holocene), Angel Site (Subdivision W10D) (Holocene), Taddlock (Holocene), Fort Center Mound A (Holocene), McLelland (Holocene), Croley-Evans (Holocene), Watson Brake (6.4 mm fraction) (Holocene), Mykut Rockshelter (Holocene), Black Cat Cave (interior) (Holocene), Harris Creek (Holocene), Guard (Holocene), Meyer Cave (Holocene), Prairie Creek (Zone B) (Holocene), Schulze Cave (layer B) (Holocene), Newins-Ziegler Woods, Student Agricultural Gardens, Bull Neck Swamp Research Forest, Trail of Tears State Forest, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (logs, feature), Granite Cave (Holocene)

♀ body mass	2100 kg	N = 8	Gipson and Kamler 2001
♂ body mass	2100 kg	N = 12	Gipson and Kamler 2001
♂ body mass	5400 kg	N = 1	Lindsay 1960
body mass	1871 kg	N = 1	Layne 1958
body mass	3175 kg	N = 1	Layne 1958
♀ ear length	45 mm	N = 8	Gipson and Kamler 2001
♂ ear length	43 mm	N = 12	Gipson and Kamler 2001
♀ hind foot length	61 mm	N = 8	Gipson and Kamler 2001
♂ hind foot length	64 mm	N = 12	Gipson and Kamler 2001
hind foot length	67.5 mm	N = 4	Layne 1958
♀ tail length	281 mm	N = 8	Gipson and Kamler 2001
♂ tail length	294 mm	N = 12	Gipson and Kamler 2001
tail length	301.8 mm	N = 4	Layne 1958
total body length	777.2 mm	N = 4	Layne 1958
♀ body mass	1098.3 kg	N = 32	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♀ body mass	580 g	N = 8	Sanderson 1949
♀ body mass	1700 kg	N = 1	Vaughan and Hawkins 1999
♀ body mass	2200 kg	N = 1	Vaughan and Hawkins 1999
♀ body mass	946 g	N = 34	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ body mass	1328.4 kg	N = 24	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ body mass	412 g	N = 9	Sanderson 1949
♂ body mass	2100 kg	N = 1	Vaughan and Hawkins 1999
♂ body mass	1024 kg	N = 63	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
body mass	349.8 g	N = 1	Davies 1978
body mass	1155 kg	N = 4	Díaz 2014
body mass	1060 kg	N = 1	Julien-Laferrière 1991
body mass	1080 kg	N = 160	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ ear length	45.3 mm	N = 32	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♀ ear length	51 mm	N = 8	Sanderson 1949
♀ ear length	50.0 mm	N = 34	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ ear length	47.8 mm	N = 24	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ ear length	47 mm	N = 9	Sanderson 1949
♂ ear length	51.2 mm	N = 62	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
ear length	51 mm	N = 160	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ head and body length	367.8 mm	N = 32	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♀ head and body length	324 mm	N = 8	Sanderson 1949
♀ head and body length	354 mm	N = 34	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ head and body length	397.1 mm	N = 24	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ head and body length	281 mm	N = 9	Sanderson 1949
♂ head and body length	354 mm	N = 63	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
head and body length	371 mm	N = 160	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ hind foot length	54.0 mm	N = 32	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♀ hind foot length	48 mm	N = 8	Sanderson 1949
♀ hind foot length	56.1 mm	N = 34	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ hind foot length	57.5 mm	N = 24	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ hind foot length	47 mm	N = 9	Sanderson 1949
♂ hind foot length	58.1 mm	N = 62	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
hind foot length	57 mm	N = 160	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ tail length	330.0 mm	N = 32	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♀ tail length	342 mm	N = 8	Sanderson 1949
♀ tail length	349.6 mm	N = 31	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
♂ tail length	339.3 mm	N = 24	Barros-Battesti et al. 2000
♂ tail length	314 mm	N = 9	Sanderson 1949
♂ tail length	348.5 mm	N = 62	da Fonseca and Kierulff 1988
tail length	395 mm	N = 160	Richard-Hansen et al. 1999
♀ total body length	760 mm	N = 1	Vaughan and Hawkins 1999
♀ total body length	770 mm	N = 1	Vaughan and Hawkins 1999
♂ total body length	850 mm	N = 1	Vaughan and Hawkins 1999

See also Didelphis, Didelphis albiventris, Didelphis aurita, Didelphis imperfecta, Didelphis marsupialis, Didelphis sp.