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The gray four-eyed opossum has an omnivorous diet containing fruits, nectar, insects, small mammals (such as mice), birds, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, snails, and earthworms. [6] Its diet varies depending on the season. [6] With such a varied diet, the gray four-eyed opossum will both encounter and eat venomous snakes.
The nine species in the genus Philander, commonly known as gray and black four-eyed opossums, are members of the order Didelphimorphia. Mature females have a well-developed marsupium . The tail appears to be hairless except for the proximal (closest to the body) 5 or 6 cm, which has a few long hairs.
Deltaic four-eyed opossum (Philander deltae) Southeastern four-eyed opossum (Philander frenatus) McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum (Philander mcilhennyi) Dark four-eyed opossum (Philander melanurus) Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum (Philander mondolfii) Black four-eyed opossum (Philander nigratus) Olrog's four-eyed opossum (Philander olrogi) Gray four ...
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Common brown four-eyed opossum, Metachirus myosuros [9] Sepia short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis adusta LC; Gray four-eyed opossum, Philander opossum LC and: [n 3] Dark four-eyed opossum, Philander melanurus [9] Northern four-eyed opossum, Philander vossi [9] Balsas gray mouse opossum, Tlacuatzin balsasensis [9]
Although this species was initially described as a valid species, it was considered a subspecies of the gray four-eyed opossum until 2018. [2] Some sources, such as the American Society of Mammalogists, consider Philander mondolfii and Philander olrogi to be junior synonyms of this species. [3] [2] It is not recognized by the IUCN.
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Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Didelphimorphia is an order of marsupial mammals.Members of this order are called didelphimorphs, or opossums.They are primarily found in South America, though some are found in Central America and Mexico and one, the Virginia opossum, ranges into the United States and Canada.