Taxonavigation

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Philander
Species (8): P. andersoni – P. canus – P. deltae – P. frenatus – P. mcilhennyi – P. mondolfii – P. melanurus – P. opossum

Name

• Philander Brisson, 1762

Type species: Didelphis opossum Linnaeus, 1758

References

• Philander in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• Regnum animale, p. 13.

• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 

• Chemisquy, M.A.; Flores, D.A. 2012: Taxonomy of the southernmost populations of Philander (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), with implications for the systematics of the genus. Zootaxa 3481: 60–72. Preview Reference page. 

Vernacular names