Common four-eyed opossum

Common four-eyed opossum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Philander
Species:
P. canus
Binomial name
Philander canus
(Osgood, 1913)
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Metachirus canus Osgood, 1913
    • Didelphis (Metachirus) canus (Osgood, 1913)
    • Holothylax grisescens canus (Osgood, 1913)
    • Metachirus opossum crucialis Thomas, 1923
    • Metachirops opossum canus (Osgood, 1913)
    • Metachirops opossum crucialis (O. Thomas, 1923)
    • Philander opossum canus (Osgood, 1913)

The common four-eyed opossum (Philander canus) is a species of opossum from South America.[2]

  1. ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (2007). Mammals of South America, Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Chicago 60637: The University of Chicago Press. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ Voss, Robert S.; Díaz-Nieto, Juan F.; Jansa, Sharon A. (January 31, 2018). "A Revision of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae), Part 1: P. quica, P. canus, and a New Species from Amazonia". American Museum Novitates (3891): 1–70. doi:10.1206/3891.1. Retrieved 14 October 2024.