The southeastern four-eyed opossum (''Philander frenatus'') is an
opossum
Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 93 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North ...
species native to
South America.
It is found in
Atlantic Forest
The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and th ...
ecoregions, in
Brazil,
Paraguay and
Argentina.
Description
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.
References
*John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000
Mammals of the Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil
Opossums
Opossum, Southeastern Four-eyed
Opossum, Southeastern Four-eyed
Mammals of Argentina
Mammals of Brazil
Mammals of Paraguay
Mammals described in 1818
Taxa named by Ignaz von Olfers
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