Philander Brisson 1762

Philander Brisson 1762, Regn. Anim.: 13.

Type Species: Didelphis opossum Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Gamba Liais 1872; Hylothylax Cabrera 1919; Metachirops Matschie 1916; Sarigua Muirhead 1919 .

Species and subspecies: 4 species with 4 subspecies:

Species Philander andersoni Osgood 1913

Species Philander frenatus Olfers 1818

Species Philander mcilhennyi Gardner and Patton 1972

Species Philander opossum (Linnaeus 1758)

Subspecies Philander opossum subsp. opossum Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Philander opossum subsp. canus Osgood 1913

Subspecies Philander opossum subsp. fuscogriseus J. A. Allen 1900

Subspecies Philander opossum subsp. melanurus Thomas 1899

Discussion: Pine (1973) used Metachirops for this genus, as did Hall (1981), Husson (1978), and Corbet and Hill (1980; but not 1991 when they used Philander).