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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]

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(2011) suggested that Didelphis aurita could disperse palm seeds by moving them at least over short distances during pulp removal.

Diet of Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in two periurban areas in southern Brazil/Dieta de Didelphis albiventris Lund, 1840 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) em duas areas periurbanas no Sul do Brasil

Case 1: Record of opossum, Didelphis sp., with leucism

Anomalous colour in Neotropical mammals: a review with new records for Didelphis sp. (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia) and Arctocephalus australis (Otariidae, Carnivora)/ Coloracao anomala em mamiferos Neotropicais: uma revisao com novos registros para Didelphis sp. (Didelphidae, Didelphimorphia) e Arctocephalus australis (Otariidae, Carnivora)

O Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renovaveis (IBAMA) concedeu a autorizacao para captura, coleta e transporte de material zoologico de Didelphis sp.

Isolation of Salmonella enterica in opossum (Didelphis aurita and Didelphis albiventris) of the Sao Paulo State, Brazil/Isolamento de Salmonella enterica em gambas (Didelphis aurita e Didelphis albiventris) do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil

Key words: Trypanosoma cruzi, American trypanosomiasis, PCR, Didelphis virginiana

Determining the prevalence of Trypanosoma Cruzi in road-killed opossums (Didelphis Virginiana) from Baldwin County, Georgia, using polymerase chain reaction

Sedation and anesthesia of the Virginia opossum, Didelphis virginiana.

A field system for isoflurane anesthesia of multiple species of mesopredators

Characterization of an unidentified Sarcocystis falcatula-like parasite from the South American opossum, Didelphis albiventris from Brazil.

Occurrence of Sarcocystis falcatula in captive psittacine birds in Brazil

Scanning electron microscopic structure of the lingual papillae of the common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis).

Scanning electron microscopy study of the dorsal surface of the tongue in Zaedyus pichiy (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Dasypodidae)/Estudio al microscopio electronico de barrido de la superficie dorsal de la Lengua de Zaedyus pichiy

No de restos Especie identificados Didelphis marsupialis 2 Choloepus hoffmanni 14 Bradypus variegatus 11 Tamandua tetradactyla 9 Cabassous unicincfus * 1 Alouatta seniculus 2 Aotus sp.

Anidamiento y dieta de Harpia harpyja Linnaeus en la Comunidad Nativa de Infierno, Madre de Dios, Peru

En los generos Didelphis, Philander y Chironectes, el marsupio se encuentra bien desarrollado (PATTON et al., 2000).

Aproximacion a la biologia de la zarigueya comun (Didelphismarsupialis)

El 25% de los mamiferos campechanos tienen un patron de distribucion neartica y neotropical (AM), entre los que se incluyen el tlacuache comun (Didelphis virginiana), el armadillo de nueve bandas (D.

Lista de los mamiferos terrestres del estado de Campeche, Mexico

Cluster of forested areas were reinforced by the presence of exclusive species to this habitat, such as: Marmosa demerarae, Marmosops noctivagus, Hylaeamys megacephalus, Dasyprocta azarae, Metachirus nudicaudatus, Didelphis marsupialis and Caluromys philander.

Use of habitats by non-volant small mammals in Cerrado in Central Brazil/Uso de habtats por pequenos mamiferos nao-voadores no Cerrado do Brasil Central

During this program, 269 capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella), 27 black-howling monkeys (Allouata caraya), 12 coatis (Nasua nasua), 20 agoutis (Dasyprocta sp.), 2 opossums (Didelphis albiventris), 5 armadillos (Euphractus sexcinctus), 5 collared anteaters (Tamandua tetradactila), and 4 gray foxes (Cerdocyon thous) were captured.