This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original book chapter Astúa, D. (2015): Didelphidae. In: Russel A. Mittermeier, Don E. Wilson (Eds): Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 5 Monotremes and Marsupials. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions: 129-186, ISBN: 978-84-96553-99-6, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6685333