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Scientific Name
Didelphis virginiana
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792
Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial (JOFL)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Virginia oppossum
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Metatheria |
| Order | Didelphimorphia |
| Family | Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | Didelphinae |
| Genus | Didelphis |
| Species | Didelphis virginiana |
Occurrence
Probably Present
Occurrence Notes
Generalist species--present in many different habitat types.; Data Source: Brad Ross, mammal taxa expert, 2/9/2006.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, mammal taxa expert, 2/9/2006.
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Brad Ross, mammal taxa expert, 2/9/2006.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Created Date
2/9/2006 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
2/9/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Brad Ross, mammal taxa expert, 2/9/2006., Accepted Detail: The following sources were used to certify this species record: (1) Burt, W. H. and R. P. Grossenheider. 1980. A field guide to the mammals: North America north of Mexico. Third edition. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, MA. (2) Merritt, J. F. 1987. Guide to the mammals of Pennsylvania. University of Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (3) Integrated Taxonomic Information System Database. February 2006. http://www.itis.usda.gov/. (4) National Biological Information Infrastructure. February 2006. http://www.nbii.gov/index.html.
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