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Virginia Opossum
Didelphis virginiana
(Kerr, 1792)
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Virginia Opossum - Didelphis virginiana (Kerr, 1792): https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/760
Synonyms
Didelphis virginiana virginiana
North American Opossum
Opossum
Possum
Tlacuache
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Didelphimorphia
Family Didelphidae
Genus Didelphis
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Kingdom Animalia
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Family Didelphidae
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