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Robinson's Mouse Opossum
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Opossums

Robinson's Mouse Opossum

Marmosa robinsoni Bangs, 1898

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRobinson's Mouse Opossum
DutchZuid-Amerikaanse Dwergbuidelrat
SpanishChucha mantequera roja
Chinese罗氏鼠负鼠
Scientific nameMarmosa robinsoni Bangs, 1898

About this species

Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Robinson's mouse opossums move along tree branches and vines with the help of a prehensile tail and may leap between gaps as they search for fruit and insects. The species is named after Wirt Robinson, the collector of the specimen from which it was first described.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderDidelphimorphia
FamilyDidelphidae
GenusMarmosa

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