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black four-eyed opossums

Philander melanurus

Classification

The dark four-eyed opossum (Philander melanurus) is a species of opossum from Central and South America. Taxonomy This species was originally described as a subspecies of Philander opossum, and was considered a subspecies until the late 2010s. Some sources, such as GBIF and the IUCN do not recognize this species's validity yet, while others, such as the American Society of Mammalogists, do recognize it as valid.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru