Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Quica
Common Names in English:
gray four-eyed opossum, Guaiki
Common Names in French:
Opossum Gris Quatre-yeux
Common Names in Russian:
Опоссум серый четырехглазый
Common Names in Spanish:
Comadreja De Cuatro Ojos, Tlacuache-cuatrojos gris
Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,167 meters (0 to 10,390 feet).[1]
Ecology:
This species is found in humid forest
, secondary growth
, and along
watercourses
. It is found most commonly in moist areas, but it occurs
through nearly all vegetation types
. Can be found in deciduous and
evergreen
forest, second growth, and sometimes disturbed
habitat
;
often found near streams
(Reid, 1997). This species is nocturnal
,
arboreal
and terrestrial
, with good swimming abilities.[2].
List of Habitats:
- 1 Forest
- 1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
- 3.6 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
()
- (Rowe, 1988) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
()
- (Wible et al., 1995) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Legion:
Cladotheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
()
- McKenna, 1975
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
()
- (McKenna, 1975) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Supercohort:
Theria
()
- (Parker & Haswell, 1897) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Cohort:
Marsupialia
()
- (Illiger, 1811) M.C. McKenna & S.K. Bell, 1997
- Magnorder:
Ameridelphia
()
- (Szalay, in Archer, Ed., 1982) M.c. Mckenna & S.k. Bell, 1997
- Family:
Didelphidae
()
- Gray, 1821
- Subfamily:
Didelphinae
()
- Tribe:
Didelphini
()
- Genus:
Philander
()
- M.J. Brisson, 1762, nom. cons.
- Specific name:
opossum
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Scientific name: - Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Specific name:
opossum
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Genus:
Philander
(
- Tribe:
Didelphini
(
- Subfamily:
Didelphinae
(
- Family:
Didelphidae
(
- Magnorder:
Ameridelphia
(
- Cohort:
Marsupialia
(
- Supercohort:
Theria
(
- Infralegion:
Tribosphenida
(
- Sublegion:
Zatheria
(
- Legion:
Cladotheria
(
- Superlegion:
Trechnotheria
(
- Infraclass:
Holotheria
(
- Subclass:
Theriiformes
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Philander opossum Linnaeus
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 28-Nov-2006
This species needs taxonomic
revision
.[2].
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Philander
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. andersoni (Anderson's Four-Eyed Opossum) · P. deltae (Deltaic Four-Eyed Opossum) · P. frenatus (Southeastern Four-Eyed Opossum) · P. mcilhennyi (Mcilhenny's Four-Eyed Opossum) · P. mondolfii (Mondolfi's Four-Eyed Opossum) · P. olrogi (Olrog`s Four-Eyed Opossum) · P. opossum (Gray Four-Eyed Opossum) · P. opossum opossum (Gray Four-Eyed Opossum)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Gardner, A. L. 2005. Order Didelphimorphia. In: D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder (eds), Mammal Species of the World, pp. 3-18. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
- Gardner, A. L. 2007. Order Didelphimorphia. In: A. L. Gardner (ed.), Mammals of South America, pp. 669. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA.
- New World Marsupial Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website
- Reid, F. 1997. A field guide to the mammals of Central America and southeast Mexico. Oxford University Press, New York, USA.
- Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. 1993. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington, DC, USA. xviii + 1207. ISBN: 1-56098-217-9.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 2, 2012.
- Brito, D., Cuarón, A.D., Reid, F. & Emmons, L. 2008. Philander opossum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 03February2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 14, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 28 providers.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- New World Marsupial Specialist Group 1996. Philander opossum. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:
- Burke Museum: Mammal Specimens
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Colección de Mamíferos de la Sierra Volcánica Transversal de México (UAM-I)
- Field Museum: Mammal specimens
- GBIF-Sweden: Mammals (NRM)
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science: Mammal specimens
- Marine Science Institute, UCSB: Paleobiology Database
- Michigan State University Museum: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum of Texas Tech University (TTU): Mammal specimens
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum: Mammal specimens
- University of Alaska Museum of the North: MSB Mammals Specimens
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ): Mammal specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 107374
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-552584
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13836738
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 552584
- IUCN ID: 231841
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 137366
Footnotes
- Mean = 312.970 meters (1,026.804 feet), Standard Deviation = 684.060 based on 238 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Brito, D., Cuarón, A.D., Reid, F. & Emmons, L. 2008. Philander opossum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 February 2012. [back]
