McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum
Kingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Infraclass
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Philander mcilhennyi
Weight
396-640
14-22.6
goz
g oz 
Length
287-307
11.3-12.1
mminch
mm inch 

McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum (Philander mcilhennyi ) is a South American species of Opossum. Found in Brazil and Peru, it is almost entirely black, except for white spots above each eye.

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This species is named for John Stauffer "Jack" McIlhenny (1909-1997), a grandson of the founder of the McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco sauce. He funded the 1968 Louisiana State University expedition that discovered the species.

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Distribution

Geography

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Biogeographical realms
McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum habitat map

Biome

Climate zones

McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum habitat map
McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum
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Mating Habits

BABY CARRYING
4 to 7

References

1. McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McIlhenny's_four-eyed_opossum
2. McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136501/22177320

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