Philander mcilhennyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Didelphimorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Clade: Marsupialiformes Cohors: Marsupialia Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Didelphinae
Tribus: Didelphini
Genus: Philander
Species: Philander mcilhennyi

Name

• Philander mcilhennyi Gardner & Patton, 1972 : 2

Holotype: LSUMZ 16395, adult ♀, skin and skull.

Type locality: “Balta (10°08'S, 17°13'W), Río Curanja, elevation ca. 300 meters, Departamento de Loreto, Perú”.

References

Primary references

• Gardner, A.L. & Patton, J.L. 1972. New species of Philander (Marsupialia: Didelphidae) and Mimon (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) from Peru. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology of Louisiana State University 43: 1–12. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Philander mcilhennyi 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.
• IUCN: Philander mcilhennyi  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Mcilhenny's Four-eyed Opossum