Deltaic four-eyed opossum

Deltaic four-eyed opossum

Delta opossum

Kingdom
Phylum
Subphylum
Class
Infraclass
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Philander deltae
Length
475-550
18.7-21.7
mminch
mm inch 

The deltaic four-eyed opossum or delta opossum (Philander deltae ) is a species of opossum found in the Orinoco River delta region of Venezuela, South America, first described in 2006. It inhabits perennially flooded swamp forest or seasonally flooded marsh forest of the adjacent deltas of the Orinoco and nearby rivers. Its dorsal fur is gray. Its ventral fur is cream-colored, but is restricted by the hairs on the sides, which are gray at the base. Its ears are colored only along the margins. The spots above its eyes are small. The spots behind its ears are small and inconspicuous.

Distribution

Geography

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Biogeographical realms
Deltaic four-eyed opossum habitat map

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Deltaic four-eyed opossum habitat map
Deltaic four-eyed opossum

References

1. Deltaic four-eyed opossum Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltaic_four-eyed_opossum
2. Deltaic four-eyed opossum on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136227/22177383

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