Gray and black four-eyed opossum

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Gray and black four-eyed opossums
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Subfamily: Didelphinae Genus: Philander Brisson, 1762
Species
Philander andersoni Philander deltae Philander frenatus Philander mcilhennyi Philander mondolfii Philander opossum

The six species in the genus Philander, commonly known as gray and black four-eyed opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order. The common name comes from the white spots above the eyes, which can appear from a distance to be another set of eyes.

[edit] References

• Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 16-17. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
• Lew, Daniel; Roger Pérez-Hernández, Jacint Ventura (2006). "Two new species of Philander (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from northern South America". Journal of Mammalogy 87 (2): 224–237. DOI:10.1644/05-MAMM-A-065R2.1.