Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum

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iAnderson's Four-eyed Opossum
Conservation status
Least concern (LR/lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Genus: Philander Species: P. andersoni
Binomial name
Philander andersoni (Osgood, 1913)

The Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum, Philander andersoni, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.

[edit] References

• New World Marsupial Specialist Group (1996). Philander andersoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
• Natureserve.org
• Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 16. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.