Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum
Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum (Philander mondolfii) is a South American species of opossum found in Colombia and Venezuela, first described in 2006. It inhabits foothills of the Cordillera de Mérida and those on the eastern side of the Cordillera Oriental at elevations from 50 to 800 m.[1] Populations in the two ranges may represent distinct subspecies.[1] It is named after Venezuelan biologist Edgardo Mondolfi.[2][3] Its fur is short and woolly. Its dorsal fur is gray, and its ventral fur is cream-colored. Its ears are colored at the tips. The spots above its eyes are large and conspicuous. The spots behind its ears are smaller but still conspicuous.[4]
| Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Philander |
| Species: | P. mondolfii |
| Binomial name | |
| Philander mondolfii Lew, Pérez-Hernández & Ventura, 2006 | |
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| Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum range | |
References
- Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. (2016). "Philander mondolfii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T136202A22176945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136202A22176945.en. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- Maybaum, M. A. (2004-04-01). "Dr. Edgardo Mondolfi (1918-1999)". UNEP Global 500 Laureates. United Nations Environmental Program. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 282–283. 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. pp. 669 (see p. 32). ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.
- Lew, D.; Pérez-Hernández, R.; Ventura, J. (April 2006). "Two New Species Of Philander (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) From Northern South America". Journal of Mammalogy. American Society of Mammalogists. 87 (2): 224–237. doi:10.1644/05-MAMM-A-065R2.1. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
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