Anderson's four-eyed opossum
Kingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Infraclass
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Philander andersoni
Weight
240-600
8.5-21.2
goz
g oz 
Length
250-350
9.8-13.8
mminch
mm inch 

Anderson's four-eyed opossum (Philander andersoni ) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Its dorsal fur is dark, with a black stripe, about 3–4 cm wide, going vertically down the midline of its back. Its dorsal fur is short, about 10 mm long. Its ventral fur is dark gray, but still distinctly lighter than the sides and dorsum. Its tail is furred for the first (approximately) 18% of its length, going from the base to the tip.Its species name "andersoni " was chosen to honor American scientific collector Malcolm Playfair Anderson.

Distribution

Geography

Anderson's four-eyed opossum habitat map

Biome

Climate zones

Anderson's four-eyed opossum habitat map
Anderson's four-eyed opossum
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References

1. Anderson's four-eyed opossum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson's_four-eyed_opossum
2. Anderson's four-eyed opossum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/40515/22177040

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