Anderson's four-eyed opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Anderson's four-eyed opossum lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Philander andersoni
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the Anderson's four-eyed opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Anderson's four-eyed opossum in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Sena Madureira.

Ecuador

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Anderson's four-eyed opossum endangered?

The Anderson's four-eyed opossum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Anderson's four-eyed opossum?

The Anderson's four-eyed opossum (Philander andersoni) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Philander. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Anderson's four-eyed opossum

Anderson's four-eyed opossum (Philander andersoni) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Its dorsal fur is dark, with a black stripe, about 3–4 cm wide, going vertically down the midline of its back. Its dorsal fur is short, about 10 mm long. Its ventral fur is dark gray, but still distinctly lighter than the sides and dorsum. Its tail is furred for the first (approximately) 18% of its length, going from the base to the tip.

Its species name "andersoni" was chosen to honor American scientific collector Malcolm Playfair Anderson.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Anderson's four-eyed opossum (revision 1314332789), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194660 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).