Marmosa

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Mouse opossoms
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Subfamily: Didelphinae Genus: Marmosa Gray, 1821
Type species
Didelphis marina Gray, 1821
Species
Marmosa andersoni Marmosa lepida Marmosa mexicana Marmosa murina Marmosa quichua Marmosa robinsoni Marmosa rubra Marmosa tyleriana Marmosa xerophila

The nine species in the genus Marmosa are relatively small members of the Didelphimorphia order. This genus is one of three that are known as mouse opossums. The other two are Micoureus (the "woolly mouse opossums"), and Thylamys (the "fat-tailed mouse opossums"). Members of the Marmosops genus used to be called "slender mouse opossums", but are now just called "slender opossums".

[edit] Reference

• Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 8-10. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.