Didelphidae

family of mammals
Taxon taxon Q21834
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Didelphidae

Summary

Didelphidae is a taxon[1]. Didelphidae has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Didelphidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Didelphidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Didelphidae belongs to the parent taxon Didelphimorphia[5].
  • Didelphidae's scientific name is Didelphidae[6].
  • Didelphidae's Commons category is recorded as Didelphidae[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Didelphidae is Didelphis[8].
  • Didelphidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Didelphidae[9].
  • Didelphidae's Commons gallery is recorded as Didelphidae[10].
  • Didelphidae's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[11].
  • Didelphidae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopaedia Hebraica[12].
  • Didelphidae's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Didelphidae's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[14].
  • Didelphidae's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[15].
  • Didelphidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Опоссумовые'}[16].
  • Didelphidae's gestation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+12.5'}[17].
  • Didelphidae's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+21.5'}[18].
  • Didelphidae's period of lactation is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+85'}[19].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Didelphidae is Didelphidae[6]. Didelphidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Didelphidae belongs to the parent taxon Didelphimorphia[5]. The taxonomic type of Didelphidae is Didelphis[8]. Didelphidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Опоссумовые'}[16].

Identifiers

Didelphidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42541[20]. Didelphidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9265[21]. Didelphidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7622[22]. Didelphidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5455[23]. Didelphidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179919[24].

Why It Matters

Didelphidae has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Didelphidae is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . babel.hathitrust.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ZooBank. wikidata.org.
  7. [21] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [24] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [22] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [23] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Didelphimorphia
    Taxon rank family
    Harper's tag opossums
    Taxonomic type Didelphis
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: opossums, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289956788|opossums (#289956788)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
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