Didelphis virginiana subsp. virginiana Kerr 1792
Didelphis virginiana subsp. virginiana Kerr 1792, in: Linnaeus, Anim. Kingdom: 193.
Type Locality: "Virginia, Louisiana, Mexico, Brasil, and Peru;" restricted to Virginia (J. A. Allen, 1901:160 c) .
Synonyms: Didelphis virginiana subsp. boreoamericana J. A. Allen 1902; Didelphis virginiana subsp. illinensium Link 1795; Didelphis virginiana subsp. pilosissima Link 1795; Didelphis virginiana subsp. pruinosa Wagner 1843; Didelphis virginiana subsp. typica (Thomas 1888); Didelphis virginiana subsp. woapink Barton 1806 .