Didelphis virginiana

Summary

Didelphis virginiana is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,167 views/month, #1,089 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Didelphis virginiana's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Didelphis virginiana is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Didelphis virginiana's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Didelphis virginiana belongs to the parent taxon Didelphis^[6].
• Didelphis virginiana's scientific name is Didelphis virginiana^[7].
• Didelphis virginiana's Commons category is recorded as Didelphis virginiana^[8].
• Didelphis virginiana's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Didelphis virginiana^[9].
• Didelphis virginiana's Commons gallery is recorded as Didelphis virginiana^[10].
• Didelphis virginiana's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921^[11].
• Didelphis virginiana's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'D. virginiana'}^[12].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Virginia Opossum'}^[13].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Opossum d'Amérique du Nord"}^[14].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Opossum de Virginie'}^[15].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Virginíuposa'}^[16].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'キタオポッサム'}^[17].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Dydelf północny'}^[18].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Oppossum'}^[19].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Опосум віргінський'}^[20].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '北美负鼠'}^[21].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '北美負鼠'}^[22].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sarigue de Virginie'}^[23].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Virginian Opossum'}^[24].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nordopossum'}^[25].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'zarigüeya de virxinia'}^[26].
• Didelphis virginiana is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'North American Opossum'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Didelphis virginiana is Didelphis virginiana^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Didelphis^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Virginia Opossum'}^[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Opossum d'Amérique du Nord"}^[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Opossum de Virginie'}^[15], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Virginíuposa'}^[16], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'キタオポッサム'}^[17], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Dydelf północny'}^[18].

Identifiers

Didelphis virginiana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42652^[28]. Didelphis virginiana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9267^[29]. Didelphis virginiana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328501^[30]. Didelphis virginiana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439923^[31]. Didelphis virginiana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179921^[32].

Why It Matters

Didelphis virginiana ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,167 views/month, #1,089 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]