Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum vs North American porcupine

Philander andersoni compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum	North American porcupine
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Didelphidae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Philander	Erethizon
Species	Philander andersoni	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anderson s Four-eyed Opossum	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.