Caluromyinae

Caluromyinae[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Subfamily:	Caluromyinae Kirsch, 1977
Genera
Caluromys Caluromysiops Glironia † Pachybiotherium

Caluromyinae is a subfamily of opossums. It includes the extant genera Caluromys, Caluromysiops and Glironia, as well as the extinct Pachybiotherium. It has sometimes been classed as a full family, Caluromyidae.^[1]

Classification

• Subfamily Caluromyinae
  • Genus Caluromys
    • Subgenus Mallodelphys
      • Derby's woolly opossum (Caluromys derbianus)
      • Brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus)
    • Subgenus Caluromys
      • Bare-tailed woolly opossum (Caluromys philander)
  • Genus Caluromysiops
    • Black-shouldered opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta)
  • Genus Glironia
    • Bushy-tailed opossum (Glironia venusta)
  • Genus †Pachybiotherium
    • †Pachybiotherium acclinum

References

1. Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.