Philander

• Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum Philander andersoni

  

  This opossum occurs in northwestern South America. It uses lowland primary and secondary forests and riparian forest, and is mostly terrestrial.

• Common Four-eyed Opossum Philander canus

  

  Philander canus has short, uniformly gray back fur and pale underparts. A 2018 revision reports that in eastern Bolivia’s Cerrado landscapes it is apparently restricted to tall evergreen gallery forest.

• Dark Four-eyed Opossum Philander melanurus

  

  This opossum occurs in western Ecuador and nearby parts of northwestern South America. An older, broader classification described coastal populations as dark-coated, and a camera-trap study in one part of Ecuador suggested an association with permanent water.

• Gray Four-eyed Opossum Philander opossum

  

  At Paracou in French Guiana, most adult and subadult specimens had a grizzled-gray back contrasting with a blackish head. The 2001 field report records animals at night, on the ground and in trees.

• Southern Four-eyed Opossum Philander quica

  

  The southern four-eyed opossum is a medium-sized marsupial of Brazil's Atlantic Coastal region. It feeds mainly on invertebrates, small vertebrates, and fruit, and is active at night.

• Northern Four-eyed Opossum Philander vossi

  

  This small opossum ranges from pale gray to black, with white spots around the eyes. A 1963 Tamaulipas account says it seemed fairly common in tropical deciduous forest at relatively low elevations along the eastern side of the Sierra Madre Oriental.

• Delta Opossum Philander deltae

  This opossum is known from the Orinoco Delta of northeastern Venezuela. It is recorded in flooded evergreen forest and has a dark stripe along its brown back.

• McIlhenny's Four-eyed Opossum Philander mcilhennyi

  This large opossum has pale spots above the eyes that create a “four-eyed” look. It occurs in eastern Peru and northwestern Brazil, but species-specific ecological information is limited.

• Pebas Four-eyed Opossum Philander pebas

  This opossum occurs in western and central Amazonia. Examined specimens have grey-based ventral fur; in specimens from Peru, Ecuador and Acre in western Brazil, the white part of the tail is no more than one-quarter of its length.

• Gray Four-eyed Opossum Philander opossum

  At Paracou in French Guiana, most adult and subadult specimens had a grizzled-gray back contrasting with a blackish head. The 2001 field report records animals at night, on the ground and in trees.

• Common Four-eyed Opossum Philander canus

  Philander canus has short, uniformly gray back fur and pale underparts. A 2018 revision reports that in eastern Bolivia’s Cerrado landscapes it is apparently restricted to tall evergreen gallery forest.

• Southern Four-eyed Opossum Philander quica

  The southern four-eyed opossum is a medium-sized marsupial of Brazil's Atlantic Coastal region. It feeds mainly on invertebrates, small vertebrates, and fruit, and is active at night.

• Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum Philander andersoni

  This opossum occurs in northwestern South America. It uses lowland primary and secondary forests and riparian forest, and is mostly terrestrial.

• Northern Four-eyed Opossum Philander vossi

  This small opossum ranges from pale gray to black, with white spots around the eyes. A 1963 Tamaulipas account says it seemed fairly common in tropical deciduous forest at relatively low elevations along the eastern side of the Sierra Madre Oriental.

• Dark Four-eyed Opossum Philander melanurus

  This opossum occurs in western Ecuador and nearby parts of northwestern South America. An older, broader classification described coastal populations as dark-coated, and a camera-trap study in one part of Ecuador suggested an association with permanent water.