Philander opossum


Taxonavigation
Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Philander
Species:
Subspecies: P. o. fuscogriseus – P. o. opossum
Name
Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Type locality: "America" (Paramaribo, Surinam (Matschie, 1916))
Synonyms
- Didelphis opossum (protonym)
- Metachirops opossum (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
Primary references
- Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 55 BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Philander opossum in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Links
- IUCN: Philander opossum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
- Deutsch: Graue Vieraugenbeutelratte
- English: Gray Four-eyed Opossum, Guaiki
- español: Comadreja de cuatro ojos
- français: Opossum Gris Quatre-yeux
- Nederlands: Grijze vieroogbuidelrat
- polski: Opos szary
- português: cuíca-verdadeira
- Runa Simi: Kilampu