Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum vs Dover Dwarf

Philander andersoni compared with Perittia farinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum	Dover Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Philander	Perittia
Species	Philander andersoni	Perittia farinella

Evolutionary Relationship

Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum and Dover Dwarf share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dover Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum	Dover Dwarf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Dover Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum

The Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum (Philander andersoni) is a species in the genus Philander. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.