Olrog's four-eyed opossum
Species of marsupial
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Olrog's four-eyed opossum (Philander olrogi) is a South American species of opossum endemic to eastern Bolivia,[1] first described in 2008 based on specimens collected in 1974.[2] It inhabits the lowland Amazon rainforest, with an elevation range of 150 to 250 m.[1] The species is named after Swedish-Argentine biologist Claes C. Olrog.[2][3][4] It is sympatric with P. opossum, which it resembles.[2] The two species differ in several ways, such as ventral fur color and condition of the zygomatic arch.[5] It is considered to be a junior synonym of the common four-eyed opossum by some sources, such as the Mammal Diversity Database.[6][7]
| Olrog's four-eyed opossum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Philander |
| Species: | P. olrogi |
| Binomial name | |
| Philander olrogi Flores, Barquez & Díaz, 2008 | |
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