Philander_olrogi

Olrog's four-eyed opossum

Olrog's four-eyed opossum

Species of marsupial

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Flores, D. (2016). "Philander olrogi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T199832A22177217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T199832A22177217.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Flores, D. A.; Barquez, M. R.; Díaz, M. M. (15 January 2008). "A new species of Philander Brisson, 1762 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae)". Mammalian Biology. 73 (1). Elsevier GmbH: 14–24. doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2007.04.002.
  3. [3]
    Handford, P. (April 1987). "In Memoriam: Claes Christian Olrog, 1912-1985". The Auk. 104 (2): 319–320. doi:10.1093/auk/104.2.319. JSTOR 4087042.
  4. [4]
    Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 298. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
  5. [5]
    Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.
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