After Ducrocq et al., 1992, Rothecker & Storer, 1996, de Muizon, Cifelli & Céspedes Paz, 1997, McKenna & Bell, 1997, Zonneveld, Gunnell & Bartels, 2000, de Muizon & Cifelli, 2001, Thewissen, Williams & Hussain, 2001 and Storch & Qui, 2002
<==o †Peradectidae Crochet, 1979 [Didelphidae: Peradectinae Crochet, 1979 sensu McKenna & Bell, 199] |--o †Armintodelphys Krishtalka & Stucky, 1983 | |-- †A. blacki | `-- †A. dawsoni |?- †Didelphidectes pumilus |-- †Mimoperadectes labrus Bown & Rose, 1979 |--o †Nanodelphys McGrew, 1937 | |?- ?†N. pumilus [=? †Didelphidectes pumilus] | `-- †N. californicus (Stock, 1976) Lillegraven, 1976 [=? †Peradectes californicum Stock, 1976; †Peradectes californicus (Stock, 1976)] |-- †Alloeodectes mcgrewi Russell, L. S., 1984 |-- †Sinoperadectes clandestinus Storch & Qui, 2002; E. Mioc. SEAs. |-- †Siamoperadectes minutus Ducrocq, Buffenaut-Tong, Jaeger, Jongkanjanasoontorn & Suteethorn, 1992; M. Mioc. SEAs. `--o †Peradectes Matthew & Granger, 1921 [=? †Thylacodon Matthew & Granger, 1921] |-- †P. elegans Matthew & Granger, 1921 [=? †P. pauli Gazin, 1956] |?- †P. pauli Gazin, 1956 |-- †P. protinnominatus McKenna, 1960 |-- †P. austrinum (Siré, 1971) |-- †P. chesteri (Gazin, 1952) |-- †P. pusillus Crochet & Sigé, 1983 [is an †Adapisoriculid?] |-- †P. marandati |-- †P. chesteri (Gazin, 1952) |-- †P. sp., cf P. pusillus `-- †P. californicus (Stock, 1936) [†P. californicum Stock, 1936; †Nanodelphys californicus (Stock) Lillegraven, 1976]
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Special thanks to:
Jos H. M. Dols, for gathering additional information and missing species.