Olrog's four-eyed opossum
| Olrog's four-eyed opossum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Philander |
| Species: | P. olrogi |
| Binomial name | |
| Philander olrogi Flores, Barquez & Díaz, 2008 | |
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Olrog's four-eyed opossum (Philander olrogi) is a South American species of opossum endemic to eastern Bolivia,[1] first described in 2008 based on specimens collected in 1974.[2] It inhabits the lowland Amazon rainforest, with an elevation range of 150 to 250 m.[1] The species is named after Swedish-Argentine biologist Claes C. Olrog.[2][3][4] It is sympatric with P. opossum, which it resembles.[2] The two species differ in several ways, such as ventral fur color and condition of the zygomatic arch.[5] It is considered to be a junior synonym of the common four-eyed opossum by some sources, such as the Mammal Diversity Database.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Flores, D. (2016). "Philander olrogi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T199832A22177217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T199832A22177217.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Flores, D. A.; Barquez, M. R.; Díaz, M. M. (15 January 2008). "A new species of Philander Brisson, 1762 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)". Mammalian Biology. 73 (1). Elsevier GmbH: 14–24. Bibcode:2008MamBi..73...14F. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2007.04.002.
- ^ Handford, P. (April 1987). "In Memoriam: Claes Christian Olrog, 1912-1985". The Auk. 104 (2): 319–320. doi:10.1093/auk/104.2.319. JSTOR 4087042.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
- ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.
- ^ "Philander canus (Osgood, 1913)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- ^ 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). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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