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Mondolfi's four eyed opossum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
Didelphidae

Scientific name
  
Philander mondolfii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Didelphimorphia

Genus
  
Philander

Rank
  
Species

Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum

Similar
  
Deltaic four‑eyed opossum, McIlhenny's four‑eyed opossum, Creighton's slender opossum, Anderson's four‑eyed opossum, Neblina slender 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. Populations in the two ranges may represent distinct subspecies. It is named after Venezuelan biologist Edgardo Mondolfi. 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.

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Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum Wikipedia