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Order Suborder Infraorder Superfamily Family ORDER SUBORDER INFRAORDER SUPERFAMILY FAMILY SUBFAMILY TRIBE GENUS SUBGENUS SPECIES Monotremata Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus Monotremata Tachyglossidae Zaglossus attenboroughi Monotremata Tachyglossidae Zaglossus bartoni Monotremata Tachyglossidae Zaglossus bruijni Monotremata Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Caluromyinae Caluromys Caluromys philander Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Caluromyinae Caluromys Mallodelphys derbianus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Caluromyinae Caluromys Mallodelphys lanatus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Caluromyinae Caluromysiops irrupta Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Caluromyinae Glironia venusta Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Chironectes minimus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Didelphis aurita Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Didelphis imperfecta Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Didelphis marsupialis Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Didelphis pernigra Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Didelphis virginiana Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Didelphis albiventris Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus formosus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus emiliae Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus microtarsus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus marica Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus dryas Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus aceramarcae Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus agricolai Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus agilis Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Gracilinanus ignitus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Hyladelphys kalinowskii Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Lestodelphys halli Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Lutreolina crassicaudata Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa murina Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa xerophila Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa tyleriana Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa rubra Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa quichua Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa mexicana Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa lepida Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa andersoni Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosa robinsoni Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops handleyi Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops juninensis Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops pinheiroi Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops paulensis Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops parvidens Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops noctivagus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops neblina Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops bishopi Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops impavidus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops incanus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops fuscatus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops dorothea Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops cracens Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Marmosops invictus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Metachirus nudicaudatus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Micoureus demerarae ORDER SUBORDER INFRAORDER SUPERFAMILY FAMILY SUBFAMILY TRIBE GENUS SUBGENUS SPECIES Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Micoureus regina Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Micoureus paraguayanus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Micoureus constantiae Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Micoureus alstoni Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Micoureus phaeus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis emiliae Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis osgoodi Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis umbristriata Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis theresa Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis sorex Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis scalops Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis rubida Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis palliolata Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis unistriata Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis kunsi Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis glirina Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis domestica Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis dimidiata Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis brevicaudata Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis americana Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis adusta Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis maraxina Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Monodelphis iheringi Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Philander andersoni Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Philander opossum Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Philander mcilhennyi Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Philander frenatus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys pusillus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys venustus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys tatei Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys sponsorius Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys velutinus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys macrurus Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys karimii Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys cinderella Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys elegans Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Thylamys pallidior Didelphimorphia Didelphidae Didelphinae Tlacuatzin canescens Paucituberculata Caenolestidae Caenolestes caniventer Paucituberculata Caenolestidae Caenolestes condorensis Paucituberculata Caenolestidae Caenolestes convelatus Paucituberculata Caenolestidae Caenolestes fuliginosus Paucituberculata Caenolestidae Lestoros inca Paucituberculata Caenolestidae Rhyncholestes raphanurus Microbiotheria Microbiotheriidae Dromiciops gliroides Notoryctemorphia Notoryctidae Notoryctes caurinus Notoryctemorphia Notoryctidae Notoryctes typhlops Dasyuromorphia Thylacinidae Thylacinus cynocephalus Dasyuromorphia Myrmecobiidae Myrmecobius fasciatus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasycercus cristicauda Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasykaluta rosamondae Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasyuroides byrnei Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasyurus spartacus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasyurus albopunctatus ORDER SUBORDER INFRAORDER SUPERFAMILY FAMILY SUBFAMILY TRIBE GENUS SUBGENUS SPECIES Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasyurus viverrinus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasyurus geoffroii Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasyurus maculatus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Dasyurus hallucatus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Myoictis melas Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Myoictis wallacii Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Neophascogale lorentzi Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Parantechinus apicalis Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Phascolosorex doriae Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Phascolosorex dorsalis Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Pseudantechinus bilarni Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Pseudantechinus woolleyae Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Pseudantechinus roryi Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Pseudantechinus ningbing Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Pseudantechinus macdonnellensis Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Pseudantechinus mimulus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Dasyurini Sarcophilus harrisii Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus leo Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus subtropicus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus stuartii Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus minimus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus flavipes Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus bellus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus agilis Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus adustus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus swainsonii Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Antechinus godmani Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Micromurexia habbema Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Murexechinus melanurus Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Murexia longicaudata Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Paramurexia rothschildi Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae Dasyurinae Phascogalini Phascomurexia naso Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae 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