Didelphis virginiana
species of mammal
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Summary
Didelphis virginiana is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,085 views/month, #1,089 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Didelphis[5]
- Taxon name: Didelphis virginiana[6]
- Commons category: Didelphis virginiana[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Didelphis virginiana[8]
- Commons gallery: Didelphis virginiana[9]
- Described by source: Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[10]
- Short name: D. virginiana[11]
- Taxon common name: Virginia Opossum[12], Opossum d'Amérique du Nord[13], Opossum de Virginie[14], Virginíuposa[15], キタオポッサム[16], Dydelf północny[17], Oppossum[18], Опосум віргінський[19], 北美负鼠[20], 北美負鼠[21], Sarigue de Virginie[22], Virginian Opossum[23], Nordopossum[24], zarigüeya de virxinia[25]
- Mass: 0.16 g[26]
- Gestation period: 12.75 day[27]
- Longest observed lifespan: 6.6 years[28]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[29]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Didelphis_virginiana[30]
- Diel cycle: nocturnal[31]
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Identifiers
Didelphis virginiana's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42652[32]. Didelphis virginiana's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9267[33]. Didelphis virginiana's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328501[34]. Didelphis virginiana's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2439923[35]. Didelphis virginiana's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179921[36].
Why It Matters
Didelphis virginiana has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]