Mammalia Linnaeus 1758 [Rowe 1988], nom. cl. inval. see Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758
   Metatheria Huxley 1880 [O'Leary, Allard, Novacek, Meng & Gatesy 2004] see Infraclass Metatheria Huxley, 1880
     Marsupialiformes Vullo, Gheerbrant, de Muizon & Néraudeau, 2009
       Notometatheria Kirsch, Lapointe & Springer 1997
         Marsupialia Jameson 1818 [O'Leary, Allard, Novacek, Meng & Gatesy 2004] see Cohort Marsupialia Jameson, 1818
           [Order] Didelphimorphia Gill, 1872
             Superfamily Didelphoidea Gray, 1821
               Family Didelphidae Gray, 1821 - American opossums
                 Genus Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758 - large American opossums