Philander opossum

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DIDELPHIMORPHIA	DIDELPHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Philander opossum

Species Authority:

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name/s:

English	–	Gray Four-eyed Opossum, Guaiki
French	–	Opossum Gris Quatre-yeux
Spanish	–	Comadreja De Cuatro Ojos

Taxonomic Notes:

This species needs taxonomic revision.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Brito, D., Cuarón, A.D., Reid, F. & Emmons, L.
Reviewer/s:	Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is listed as Least Concern in because of its wide distribution, presumed large population, occurrence in a number of protected areas, tolerance to some degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found from Tamaulipas, southern Mexico including the Yucatan, south to Boliva and western Ecuador, eastern Peru, and southwestern Brazil. It is found in lowlands to up to 1,600 m (Reid 1997).
Countries:	Native: Belize; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; El Salvador; French Guiana; Guatemala; Guyana; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is common and widespread; sometimes abundant (Reid, 1997).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in humid forest, secondary growth, and along watercourses. It is found most commonly in moist areas, but it occurs through nearly all vegetation types. Can be found in deciduous and evergreen forest, second growth, and sometimes disturbed habitat; often found near streams (Reid, 1997). This species is nocturnal, arboreal and terrestrial, with good swimming abilities.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats are known to this species.

Major Threat(s):

No major threats are known to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	More research is needed on methods to provide for more habitat protection and for surveys to establish range of occurrence and occupation, ecology, and abundance. This species occurs in many protected areas throughout its range.

Conservation Actions:

More research is needed on methods to provide for more habitat protection and for surveys to establish range of occurrence and occupation, ecology, and abundance. This species occurs in many protected areas throughout its range.

Citation:	Brito, D., Cuarón, A.D., Reid, F. & Emmons, L. 2008. Philander opossum. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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