Order Didelphimorphia Author Alfred L. Gardner text 1993 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington and London Editor Don E. Wilson Editor DeeAnn M. Reeder Mammal Species of the World (2 nd Edition) 15 23 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7353070 1-56098-217-9 7353070 Monodelphis Burnett, 1830 . Quart. J. Sci. Lit. Art., 1829:351 [1830]. TYPE SPECIES: Monodelphis brachyura Burnett, 1830 (= Didelphis brevicaudata Erxleben, 1777 ) by subsequent designation ( Matschie, 1916 ). SYNONYMS: Hemiurus Gervais, 1855 ; Microdelphys Burmeister, 1856 ; Minuania Cabrera, 1919 ; Monodelphiops Matschie, 1916 ; Peramys Lesson, 1842 .