FOUR-SPOTTED OPOSSUM. 
485 
The Naked-tailed Opossum is said to be very abundant in 
Brazil; and, according to M. Temminck, is found also in 
Guiana, but is rarely received from Surinam. 
DIDELFHYS OPOSSUM. 
Four-spotted Opossum. 
Didelphis Opossum. Linn., Syst. Ed. xii. vol. i. p. 72. 
“ 44 Schree., Saug. iii. p. 537, Tab. 146 A and B. 
“ 14 Temm., Monogr. de Mamm. tom. i. p. 41. 
“ 44 Wagner, Schreb., Saug. Suppl. iii. p. 44. 
Fur short; general colour rusty yellow; tbe lower part of the 
cheeks, and tbe whole under parts of tbe animal, yellowish 
white ; head with two large white spots on the forehead, and 
with two similar white spots, placed one behind each ear: ears 
naked, oval; tail as long as the body, or rather longer ; the 
fur of the basal portion considerably extended ; the naked 
portion at first brown, but terminated with white. 
Inhabits Guiana and Brazil. 
In size this animal rather exceeds the Common Squirrel; 
the fur on the upper parts of the head and body, as well as 
that which covers the base of the tail, is of a rusty red, or 
reddish cinnamon colour; less pure on the lower parts of the 
limbs; above each eye is a large whitish spot, and a similar 
spot is placed behind each ear : the lower part of the cheeks 
is also whitish; the eye is encircled with the same rusty red 
hue as that on the back; the whole of the under parts of the 
body, as well as the inner sides of the limbs, are yellowish 
white: the naked portion of the tail is for the most part 
brown, but the apex is whitish. The female is larger than 
the male. 
