Southeastern four-eyed opossum
Kingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Infraclass
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Philander frenatus
Weight
120-230
4.2-8.1
goz
g oz 
Length
210-285
8.3-11.2
mminch
mm inch 

The southeastern four-eyed opossum (Philander frenatus ) is an opossum species native to South America. It is found in Atlantic Forest ecoregions, in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Appearance

It is a large dark gray opossum. Dorsal fur is dark gray, and the fur on the sides is also gray, but lighter than the dorsal fur. The ventral fur is white or cream-colored. The hairs on the throat have gray bases, but are divided in two by a cream-colored vertical stripe going along the midline of the throat. Its fur is short. Its tail is dark brown or black for its entire length.

Distribution

Geography

Continents
Biogeographical realms
Southeastern four-eyed opossum habitat map

Climate zones

Southeastern four-eyed opossum habitat map
Southeastern four-eyed opossum

Mating Habits

PREGNANCY DURATION
13 to 14 days
BABY CARRYING
1 to 7

References

1. Southeastern four-eyed opossum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_four-eyed_opossum
2. Southeastern four-eyed opossum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136375/22177125

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