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Philander frenatus (Southeastern Four-eyed Opossum)

Wikipedia Abstract

The southeastern four-eyed opossum (Philander frenatus) is an opossum species native to South America. It is found in Atlantic Forest]] ecoregions, in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
5
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
26
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 10.89
EDGE Score: 2.48
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.116 lbs (506 g)
Female Weight [1]  404 grams
Male Weight [1]  1.34 lbs (608 g)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  50.5 %
Forages - Scansorial [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  7 months 7 days
Male Maturity [1]  7 months 3 days
Gestation [1]  14 days
Litter Size [1]  5
Litters / Year [1]  3
Maximum Longevity [1]  4 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  11 inches (28 cm)

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Atlantic Forest Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0