Marsupials and their fossil relatives, which collectively comprise Metatheria, have been of
scientific interest for centuries, with many aspects of their evolution and systematics subject …

Living opossums (Didelphidae) comprise 125 species in 18 genera and 4 subfamilies. This
synopsis lists all the didelphid taxa (subfamilies, tribes, genera, subgenera, and species) …

Didelphidae is the largest New World radiation of marsupials, and is mostly represented by
arboreal, small-to medium-sized taxa that inhabit tropical and/or subtropical forests. The …

LISTA REVISADA DE LOS MAMÍFEROS DE ARGENTINA Page 1 Copyright ©SAREM, 2018
http://www.sarem.org.ar http://www.sbmz.com.br Mastozoología Neotropical, 25(1):163-198 …

An updated checklist for living American marsupial species (orders Didelphimorphia,
Microbiotheria, and Paucituberculata) is presented here. It includes 22 genera and 137 …

Presentamos la actualización más completa, a la fecha, de la lista de mamíferos de Bolivia.
Incorporamos y describimos cambios taxonómicos recientes y nuevos registros para el país …

Didelphid marsupials are considered a morphologically unspecialized group with a
generalist diet that includes vertebrates, invertebrates, and plant matter. While cranium and …

The divergence between the Andean fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) and the South American
gray fox (L. griseus) represents a recent speciation event in South America. These taxa are …

Abstract Most extant New World marsupials belong in the Didelphidae, which comprises ca.
110 currently recognized species of opossums. Didelphids are small mammals with their …

Phylogenetic niche conservatism (PNC) shapes the distribution of organisms by
constraining lineages to particular climatic conditions. Conversely, if areas with similar …