Southeastern four-eyed opossum explained

The southeastern four-eyed opossum (Philander frenatus) is an opossum species native to South America. It is found in Atlantic Forest ecoregions, in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Description

It 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.[1]

Taxonomy

It is considered to be a junior synonym of the gray four-eyed opossum by some sources, such as the Mammal Diversity Database,[2] and the species occupying this range is Philander quica.[3] [4]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gardner, Alfred L. . Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats . . 2008 . 669 . 978-0-226-28240-4.
  2. 1000032. Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758). 2024-10-17.
  3. 1000034. Philander quica (Temminck, 1824). 2024-10-29.
  4. Voss . Robert S. . Díaz-Nieto . Juan F. . Jansa . Sharon A. . A Revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), Part 1: P. quica, P. canus, and a New Species from Amazonia . American Museum Novitates . January 31, 2018 . 3891 . 14 October 2024.