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Didelphis

(dī-del'fis),

A genus of marsupials, commonly called opossum, that serve as reservoir hosts of Trypanosoma cruzi. Didelphis marsupialis is the common North American variety; Didelphis paraguayensis is a South American form.

[G. di-, two, + delphys, womb]

Didelphis

see opossum.

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Se utilizan los individuos completos preparandolos en platillos como el mole verde y rojo, fritas, asados y con chile verde, en cuanto a mamiferos se registraron seis especies, Spermophilus variegatus, Conepatus leuconotus, Sylvilagus cunicularius, Didelphis virginiana, Dasypus novemcinctus y Nasua narica, de estas especies, el armadillo se ha reportado para Bahia, Brasil (Cumba & Schiavetti, 2009), el Valle del Cauca, Pedraza, Magdalena, Cordoba, Cundinamarca y Quindio, Colombia (Johana et al.

Estudio etnozoologico de las aves y mamiferos silvestres asociados a huertos fruticolas de Zacualpan de Amilpas, Morelos, Mexico

Localities Type of Record and Reference number DIDELPHIMORPHIA GILL Caluromys 7, 8, 57, 64 R(1), VS philander Linnaeus Didelphis 2, 5, 7, 9, R(5), VS albiventris 33, 38, 43, 45, Lund 46, 49, 53, 56 D.

Mamiferos terrestres da bacia do Rio Jequitinhonha, Brasil: uma area de transicao entre a Floresta Atlantica e o Cerrado

Acokur, Akodon cursor mouse; Akomys, Akodon cf; mystax; Calexp, Calomys expulsus; Calphi, Caluromys philander; Calten, Calomys tener; Cersub, Cerradomys subflavus; Didalb, Didelphis albiventris; Didaur, Didelphis aurita; Mus, Mus musculus; Neclas, Necromys lasiurus; Necsqui, Nectomys squamipes; Olisp, Oligoryzomys sp.

Serologic and molecular evidence of Vaccinia virus circulation among small mammals from different biomes, Brazil

Opossums of the genus Didelphis emit different vocalizations, mainly hiss, growl, and screech, which are produced in agonistic encounters (McManus 1970).

Resource-defense behaviour: first report of an agonistic interaction between the opossum Didelphis aurita and the bat Artibeus lituratus

Didelphis marsupialis (common opossum): a potential reservoir host for zoonotic leishmaniasis in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais, Brazil).

Are opossums a relevant factor associated with asymptomatic leishmania infection in the outskirts of the largest Brazilian cities?

TN = Number of trap-nights; TC = total of captures per habitat; SC = capture success (TC/TN x 100); Da = Didelphis aurita, Pf = Philander frenatus, Ac = Akodon cursor, On = Oligoryzomys nigripes, Mm = Mus musculus, Rn = Rattus norvegicus.

Efficiency of small mammal trapping in an Atlantic Forest fragmented landscape: the effects of trap type and position, seasonality and habitat/Eficiencia da captura de pequenos mamiferos em uma paisagem fragmentada de Mata Atlantica: efeitos do tipo e posicao das armadilhas, estacao do ano e habitat

Species composition and seasonal dynamics of the helminth community parasitizing Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia Didelphidae) in savannas of central Argentina.

Identificacion de helmintos en zarigueyas (Didelphis Marsupialis) en el suroccidente colombiano

2009: Reproduction and parasitology of Didelphis albiventris (Didelphimorphia) in an agroecosystem landscape in central Argentina.

First isolation of Leptospira interrogans from the arboreal squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus introduced in Argentina

It has also been recorded from other species of Didelphis in Central and South America (Fain 1979).

Ectoparasites of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), raccoon (Procyon lotor), and striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) from Keith County, Nebraska

Marsupials documented were Didelphis marsupialis, Marmosa demererae, Marmosops fuscatus, Chironectes minimus and Monodelphis palliolata (Table 1).

Preliminary inventory of mammals from Yurubi National Park, Yaracuy, Venezuela with some comments on their natural history

De los contenidos intestinales procesados, 42,2 % (155/367) mostraron reactividad en el ELISA para proteinas sanguineas de uno o mas de los siguientes hospederos: hombre, bovino, caprino, canino, equino, gallina, gato, Didelphis marsupialis (opossum), Dasypus spp (armadillo) y Rattus rattus (rata).

Conducta alimentaria de poblaciones de Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) en una zona endemica y sus implicaciones epidemiologicas

Triatomineos Eratyrus mucronatus Panstrongylus geniculatus Microtriatoma trinidadensis Panstrongylus lignarius Panstrongylus rufotuberculatus Rhodnius brethesi Rhodnius neglectus Rhodnius paraensis Rhodnius pictipes Rhodnius robustus Mamiferos Agouti paca Caluromys spp Carollia perspicillata Choeroniscus minor Coendou spp Cyclopes didactylus Dasyprocta spp Dasypus novemcinctus Didelphis marsupialis Echimys chrysurus Eira barbara Glossophaga soricina Homo sapiens sapiens Loncophylla mordax Marmosa cinerea Metachirus nudicaudatus Molossus ater Molossus molossus Monodelphis brevicaudata Mycronycteris megalotis Nasua nausa [cf.