The southeastern four-eyed opossum (Philander frenatus) is an opossum species native to South America.[2] It is found in Atlantic Forest ecoregions, in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
| Southeastern four-eyed opossum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Philander |
| Species: | P. frenatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Philander frenatus Olfers, 1818
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Description
editIt is a large dark gray opossum. Dorsal fur is dark gray, and the fur on the sides is also gray, but lighter than the dorsal fur. The ventral fur is white or cream-colored. The hairs on the throat have gray bases, but are divided in two by a cream-colored vertical stripe going along the midline of the throat. Its fur is short. Its tail is dark brown or black for its entire length.[3]
Taxonomy
editIt is considered to be a junior synonym of the gray four-eyed opossum by some sources, such as the Mammal Diversity Database,[4] and the species occupying this range is Philander quica.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ de la Sancha, N.; Brito, D.; Costa, L. (2016). "Philander frenatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136375A22177125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T136375A22177125.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.
- ^ "Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ "Philander quica (Temminck, 1824)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- ^ Voss, Robert S.; Díaz-Nieto, Juan F.; Jansa, Sharon A. (January 31, 2018). "A Revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), Part 1: P. quica, P. canus, and a New Species from Amazonia". American Museum Novitates (3891). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
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