Southeastern four-eyed opossum

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Philander
Species:	P. frenatus
Binomial name
Philander frenatus Olfers, 1818
Geographic range

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.[3]

References

1. Costa, L.; Brito, D.; de la Sancha, N. & Flores, D. (2011). "Philander frenatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url
2. 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.
3. Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 669. ISBN 0-226-28240-6.

• John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.