Philander quica
(Temminck, 1824)
Southern Four-eyed Opossum
Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Ameridelphia |
| Order | : Didelphimorphia |
| Family | : Didelphidae |
| Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
| Tribe | : Didelphini |
| Genus | : Philander |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Temminck, C.J. 1824-10-30. Livraisons 1–3. Pp. 1–72 in Temminck, C.J. 1827. Monographies de Mammalogie. G. Dufour et E. d'Ocagne, Paris, 268 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681145Original name as described
Didelphis quica
Type material
lost (number not known)
Type kind
lectotype
Type locality
Sepetiba, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Biogeographic realm
Neotropic
Country distribution
Brazil · Paraguay · Argentina
Taxonomy notes
replacement name for P. frenatus, which is now a synonym of P. opossum
Taxonomy notes citation
Voss, R. S., Díaz-Nieto, J. F., & Jansa, S. A. (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.
IUCN Red List status
Not Evaluated
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