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 .