Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792 . Anim. Kingdom, p. 193.

TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A., Virginia .

DISTRIBUTION: N. Costa Rica to E. and C. United States, and S. E. Ontario (Canada). Introduced on Pacific coast (U.S.A.).

COMMENT: Revised by Gardner, 1973, Spec. Publ. Mus. Texas Tech. Univ., 4:1 -81. Reviewed by McManus, 1974, Mamm. Species, 40:1-6.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301402001004003001.