Philander_mondolfii

Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum

Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum

Species of marsupial

Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum (Philander mondolfii) is a South American species of opossum found in Colombia and Venezuela, first described in 2006. It inhabits foothills of the Cordillera de Mérida and those on the eastern side of the Cordillera Oriental at elevations from 50 to 800 m (160 to 2,620 ft).[1] Populations in the two ranges may represent distinct subspecies.[1] It is named after the Venezuelan biologist Edgardo Mondolfi.[2][3] It has short woolly fur with a pale cream-colored venter as well as large ears pigmented on only the distal half.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. (2016). "Philander mondolfii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T136202A22176945. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136202A22176945.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Maybaum, M. A. (2004-04-01). "Dr. Edgardo Mondolfi (1918-1999)". UNEP Global 500 Laureates. United Nations Environmental Program. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  3. [3]
    Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
  4. [4]
    Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. pp. 669 (see p. 32). ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.

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