Didelphimorphia
E534359
Didelphimorphia is the order of marsupial mammals that includes opossums, primarily native to the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Didelphimorphia canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
order of mammals
ⓘ
taxonomic order ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | opossums ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | many species of least concern ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary (approximate)
ⓘ
Paleocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Nearctic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLivingSpecies | true ⓘ |
| hasPouch | true ⓘ |
| includesCommonName | opossums ⓘ |
| includesFamily | Didelphidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Caluromys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caluromysiops NERFINISHED ⓘ Chacodelphys NERFINISHED ⓘ Chironectes NERFINISHED ⓘ Cryptonanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Didelphis ⓘ Glironia NERFINISHED ⓘ Gracilinanus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyladelphys NERFINISHED ⓘ Lestodelphys NERFINISHED ⓘ Lutreolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Marmosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Marmosops NERFINISHED ⓘ Metachirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Micoureus NERFINISHED ⓘ Monodelphis NERFINISHED ⓘ Philander ⓘ Thylamys NERFINISHED ⓘ Tlacuatzin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| locomotion |
arboreal
ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ |
| namedBy | John Edward Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Virginia opossum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
water opossum ⓘ |
| numberOfFamilies | 1 ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Ameridelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailType | prehensile in many species ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Didelphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1821 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.