Gray four-eyed opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gray four-eyed opossum lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Philander opossum
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	9 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the gray four-eyed opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gray four-eyed opossum in 8 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Irituia, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana.

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.

How big is a gray four-eyed opossum?

Wikidata records the following for the gray four-eyed opossum: mass 9 g (birth weight).

Is the gray four-eyed opossum endangered?

The gray 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 gray four-eyed opossum?

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

About the gray four-eyed opossum

The gray four-eyed opossum (Philander opossum) is an opossum species found in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and northern Brazil, at altitudes from sea level to 1600 m, but generally below 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). Its habitats include primary, secondary and disturbed forest. It is one of many opossum species in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray four-eyed opossum (revision 1365013198), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194671 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).