Family
Didelphidae
7 species in 5 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 2.9 years (Lutrine opossum) to 6.6 years (Virginia opossum).
Species
7
with a complete mtDNA
Median GC
34.4%
Range 33.2–38.6%
Genera
5
Largest: Didelphis (3)
Overview
The Didelphidae tree
Select a clade to look insideOuter ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale
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Genera of Didelphidae
5 genera, by species countWhere Didelphidae sit among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Hover or tap a point; select it again to open the species.
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- Didelphidae (7)
- Other species
Longest-lived
Top 5 and the shortest-lived- Virginia opossumDidelphis virginiana6.6 yr
- Agile gracile opossum, or Paraguayan slender mouse opossumGracilinanus agilis6.1 yr
- Gray short-tailed opossumMonodelphis domestica5.1 yr
- Southern opossumDidelphis marsupialis4.2 yr
- Big-eared opossumDidelphis aurita4 yr
- Lutrine opossumLutreolina crassicaudata2.9 yr
Species in Didelphidae
Select a column to sort| Didelphis virginiana | Virginia opossum | 6.6 yr | 17,084 bp | 33.18% |
| Gracilinanus agilis | Agile gracile opossum, or Paraguayan slender mouse opossum | 6.1 yr | 16,336 bp | 38.55% |
| Monodelphis domestica | Gray short-tailed opossum | 5.1 yr | 17,079 bp | 35.00% |
| Didelphis marsupialis | Southern opossum | 4.2 yr | 17,157 bp | 33.57% |
| Didelphis aurita | Big-eared opossum | 4 yr | 17,165 bp | 33.46% |
| Metachirus nudicaudatus | Brown four-eyed opossum | 3 yr | 15,882 bp | 34.39% |
| Lutreolina crassicaudata | Lutrine opossum | 2.9 yr | 17,265 bp | 34.85% |