Philander andersoni — Details

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Overview

Distribution

Range Description

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Found in southern Venezuela, in the upper reaches of the Amazon Basin, in eastern Colombia, Ecuador, the Department of Ucayali in Peru, and the state of Acre in western Brazil. In Colombia, this species is found up to 500 m asl (Alberico et al. 2000).
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat and Ecology

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Habitat and Ecology
Found in mature and disturbed lowland rainforest (Emmons and Feer, 1997) Nocturnal, terrestrial, arboreal and solitary.

Systems
  • Terrestrial
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Life History and Behavior

Life Expectancy

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Observations: The longevity of these animals in captivity has not been studied in detail, but one animal lived for 2.3 years (http://www.demogr.mpg.de/longevityrecords).
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Philander andersoni

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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species. 

 
There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.  Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
 
ABSMS569-06|ROM 106102|Philander andersoni| ---------------------------------------ACACTATATTTACTATTCGGTGCCTGGGCAGGTATAGTCGGCACCGCCCTA---AGTCTCCTCATTCGAGCAGAACTTGGCCAACCTGGTACTCTGATTGGTGAT---GATCAAATTTATAATGTGATTGTTACCGCCCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTATAATTGGGGGATTTGGTAATTGACTCGTTCCACTTATA---ATTGGAGCTCCTGACATAGCTTTTCCACGAATAAATAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTTCTTCCCCCATCATTCTTATTACTATTAGCATCATCCACCATTGAAGCAGGGGCTGGAACAGGTTGAACCGTATATCCACCACTTGCTGGCAATTTAGCTCATGCAGGTGCTTCAGTAGACCTG---GCCATCTTTTCCCTTCATTTAGCAGGTATTTCTTCTATCTTAGGGGCTATCAATTTTATTACTACTATTATTAATATAAAACCCCCTGCAATATCACAATATCAAACCCCCCTATTCGTTTGATCAGTAATAATTACAGCAGTATTACTCCTCCTATCTCTCCCCGTACTAGCTGCA---GGAATTACTATATTATTAACGGATCGTAATCTAAATACCACTTTCTTTGACCCCGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCAATTTTATATCAACACCTA------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Philander andersoni

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Species: 12
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List Assessment

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Red List Category
LC
Least Concern

Red List Criteria

Version
3.1

Year Assessed
2008

Assessor/s
Patton, J.L. & Astua de Moraes, D.

Reviewer/s
Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Justification
This species is listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, it occurs in a number of protected areas, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category.

History
  • 1996
    Lower Risk/least concern
  • 1996
    Lower Risk/least concern
    (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
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Population

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Population
Locally common (Emmons and Feer, 1997).

Population Trend
Stable
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Threats

Threats

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Major Threats
No major threats.
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Management

Conservation Actions

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Conservation Actions
Occurs in many protected areas throughout its range.
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Wikipedia

Anderson's four-eyed opossum

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Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum, Philander andersoni, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Its dorsal fur is dark, with a black stripe, about 3-4 cm wide, going vertically down the midline of its back. Its dorsal fur is short, about 10 mm long. Its ventral fur is dark gray, but still distinctly lighter than the sides and dorsum. Its tail is furred for the first (approximately) 18% of its length, going from the base to the tip.[2]

References

  1. ^ Patton, J. L. & Astua de Moraes, D. (2008). Philander andersoni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
  2. ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. pp. 669. ISBN 0-226-28240-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=dbU3d7EUCm8C&source=gbs_navlinks_s. 
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