Olrog's four-eyed opossum

Olrog's four-eyed opossum
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Philander
Species: P. olrogi
Binomial name
Philander olrogi
Flores, Barquez & Díaz, 2008

Olrog's four-eyed opossum (Philander olrogi) is a South American species of opossum found in eastern Bolivia,[1] first described in 2008 based on specimens collected in 1974.[2] It inhabits the lowland Amazon rainforest, with an elevation range of 150 to 250 m.[1] The species is named after Swedish-Argentine biologist Claes C. Olrog.[2][3][4] It is sympatric with P. opossum, which it resembles.[2] The two species differ in several ways, such as ventral fur color and condition of the zygomatic arch.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flores, D. (2011). "Philander olrogi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Flores, D. A.; Barquez, M., R.; Díaz, M. M. (15 January 2008). "A new species of Philander Brisson, 1762 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)". Mammalian Biology (Elsevier GmbH) 73 (1): 14–24. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2007.04.002.
  3. ↑ Handford, P. (April 1987). "In Memoriam: Claes Christian Olrog, 1912-1985". The Auk 104 (2): 319–320. JSTOR 4087042.
  4. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 669. ISBN 0-226-28240-6.