Gray Four-eyed Opossum
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{{Taxobox
| name = Gray Four-eyed Opossum<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Gardner|pages=16-17}}</ref>
| status = LR/lc
| status_system = iucn2.3
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN2006|assessors=New World Marsupial Specialist Group|year=1996|id=40516|title=Philander opossum|downloaded=12 May 2006}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| ordo = [[Didelphimorphia]]
| familia = [[Didelphidae]]
| genus = ''[[Gray and black four-eyed opossum|Philander]]''
| species = '''''P. opossum'''''
| binomial = ''Philander opossum''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1758
| subdivision_ranks = [[Subspecies]]
| subdivision =
* ''[[Philander opossum canus|P. o. canus]]''
* ''[[Philander opossum fuscogriseus|P. o. fuscogriseus]]''
* ''[[Philander opossum melanuris|P. o. melanuris]]''
* ''[[Philander opossum opossum|P. o. opossum]]''
}}
The '''Gray Four-eyed Opossum''', ''Philander opossum'', is an [[opossum]] [[species]] from [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. It is found most commonly in [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Mexico]].
The species has a sharply defined white spot above each eye and, also, a bicolored tail, with a white distal part and a longer proximal darker one. It's a solitary arboreal animal found in moist areas, although it wanders in many different vegetation types. The females give birth from 2 to 7 young.
Gray Four-eyed Opossums do not have a well defined territory, and home range stability depends on the availability of adequate resources. They feed basically on small animals (vertebrates and invertebrates) and, secondarily, on fruits.
== References ==
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* John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
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[[Category:Mammals of Argentina]]
[[Category:Fauna of Mexico]]
[[Category:Fauna of Paraguay]]
[[Category:Mammals of Guyana]]
[[Category:Mammals of South America]]
[[Category:Opossums|Gray Four-eyed Opossum]]
[[es:Philander opossum]]
[[pl:Opos szary]]
[[pt:CuĂca-verdadeira]]