Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum vs East African Arvicanthis

Philander andersoni compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Philander	Arvicanthis
Species	Philander andersoni	Arvicanthis nairobae

Evolutionary Relationship

Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum and East African Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum	East African Arvicanthis
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.

East African Arvicanthis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.