Patagonian Opossum

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Patagonian Opossum

Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Subfamily:	Didelphinae
Genus:	Lestodelphys Tate, 1934
Species:	L. halli

Binomial name

Lestodelphys halli
(Thomas, 1921)

The Patagonian Opossum (Lestodelphys halli) is the sole species in genus Lestodelphys. They occur further south, in Argentina, than any other living marsupial.

[edit] References

New World Marsupial Specialist Group (1996). Lestodelphys halli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2c v2.3)
Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 8. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

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Extant Didelphimorphia species

Subfamily Caluromyinae

Caluromys	Subgenus Mallodelphys: Central American Woolly Opossum (Caluromys derbianus) · Brown-eared Woolly Opossum (Caluromys lanatus) Subgenus Caluromys: Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum (Caluromys philander)

Caluromysiops	Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta)

Glironia	Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta)

Subfamily Didelphinae (cont. below)

Chacodelphys	Chacoan Pygmy Opossum (Chacodelphys formosa)

Chironectes	Water Opossum (Chironectes minimus)

Cryptonanus	Agricola's Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus agricolai) · Chacoan Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus chacoensis) · Bolivian Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus guahybae) · Red-bellied Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus ignitus) · Rio Grande do Sul Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus unduaviensis)

Didelphis	White-eared Opossum (Didelphis albiventris) · Big-eared Opossum (Didelphis aurita) · Guianan White-eared Opossum (Didelphis imperfecta) · Common Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) · Andean White-eared Opossum (Didelphis pernigra) · Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Gracilinanus	Aceramarca Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus aceramarcae) · Agile Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus agilis) · Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus dryas) · Emilia's Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus emilae) · Northern Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus marica) · Brazilian Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus)

Hyladelphys	Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii)

Lestodelphys	Patagonian Opossum (Lestodelphys halli)

Lutreolina	Lutrine Opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata)

Marmosa	Anderson's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa andersoni) · Rufous Mouse Opossum (Marmosa lepida) · Mexican Mouse Opossum (Marmosa mexicana) · Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa murina) · Quechuan Mouse Opossum (Marmosa quichua) · Robinson's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) · Red Mouse Opossum (Marmosa rubra) · Tyleria Mouse Opossum (Marmosa tyleriana) · Guajira Mouse Opossum (Marmosa xerophila)

Metachirus	Brown Four-eyed Opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus)

Subfamily Didelphinae (cont. above)

Micoureus	Alston's Mouse Opossum (Micoureus alstoni) · White-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus constantiae) · Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus demerarae) · Tate's Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus paraguayanus) · Little Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus phaeus) · Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus regina)

Philander	Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum (Philander andersoni) · Philander deltae · Southeastern Four-eyed Opossum (Philander frenatus) · McIlhenny's Four-eyed Opossum (Philander mcilhennyi) · Philander mondolfii · Philander olrogi · Gray Four-eyed Opossum (Philander opossum)

Tlacuatzin	Gray Mouse Opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens)

Marmosops	Bishop's Slender Opossum (Marmosops bishopi) · Narrow-headed Slender Opossum (Marmosops cracens) · Marmosops creightoni · Dorothys' Slender Opossum (Marmosops dorothea) · Dusky Slender Opossum (Marmosops fuscatus) · Handley's Slender Opossum (Marmosops handleyi) · Tschudi's Slender Opossum (Marmosops impavidus) · Gray Slender Opossum (Marmosops incanus) · Panama Slender Opossum (Marmosops invictus) · Junin Slender Opossum (Marmosops juninensis) · Neblina Slender Opossum (Marmosops neblina) · White-bellied Slender Opossum (Marmosops noctivagus) · Delicate Slender Opossum (Marmosops parvidens) · Brazilian Slender Opossum (Marmosops paulensis) · Pinheiro's Slender Opossum (Marmosops pinheiroi)

Monodelphis	Sepia Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis adusta) · Northern Three-striped Opossum (Monodelphis americana) · Northern Red-sided Opossum (Monodelphis brevicaudata) · Yellow-sided Opossum (Monodelphis dimidiata) · Gray Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis domestica) · Emilia's Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis emiliae) · Amazonian Red-sided Opossum (Monodelphis glirina) · Ihering's Three-striped Opossum (Monodelphis iheringi) · Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis kunsi) · Marajó Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis maraxina) · Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis osgoodi) · Hooded Red-sided Opossum (Monodelphis palliolata) · Monodelphis reigi · Peruvian Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis ronaldi) · Chestnut-striped Opossum (Monodelphis rubida) · Long-nosed Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis scalops) · Southern Red-sided Opossum (Monodelphis sorex) · Southern Three-striped Opossum (Monodelphis theresa) · Red Three-striped Opossum (Monodelphis umbristriata) · One-striped Opossum (Monodelphis unistriata)

Thylamys	Cinderella Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys cinderella) · Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys elegans) · Karimi's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys karimii) · Paraguayan Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys macrurus) · White-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys pallidior) · Common Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys pusillus) · Argentine Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys sponsorius) · Tate's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys tatei) · Dwarf Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys velutinus) · Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys venustus)