| Deltaic Four-eyed Opossum | |
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| Information | |
| Common Name | Delta Opossum |
| Range | Orinoco River delta region of Venezuela, South America. |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Didelphimorphia |
| Family | Didelphidae |
| Genus | Philander |
| Species | Philander deltae |
| Conservation Status | |
 Least Concern | |
The Deltaic four-eyed opossum or delta opossum (Philander deltae), is a species of gray and black four-eyed opossum found in the Orinoco River delta region of Venezuela, South America, first described in 2006. It inhabits perennially flooded swamp forest or seasonally flooded marsh forest of the adjacent deltas of the Orinoco and nearby rivers. Its dorsal fur is gray. Its ventral fur is cream-colored, but is restricted by the hairs on the sides, which are gray at the base. Its ears are colored only along the margins. The spots above its eyes are small. The spots behind its ears are small and inconspicuous.