Gray and black four-eyed opossum

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Gray and black four-eyed opossums[1][2][3]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Subfamily: Didelphinae
Genus: Philander
Brisson, 1762
Type species
Didelphis opossum
Linneaus, 1758
Species

The seven 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

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ 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. 
  3. ^ David A. Flores, DA, Barqueza, RM, and Díaza, MM (2008). "A new species of Philander Brisson, 1762 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)". Mammalian Biology 73 (1): 14–24. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2007.04.002.