Robinson's Mouse Opossum | |
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The head of a Robinson's Mouse Opossum. | |
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Genus: | Marmosa |
Species: | M. robinsoni |
Binomial name | |
Marmosa robinsoni Bangs, 1898 |
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Robinson's Mouse Opossum range |
Robinson's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.[1]
Robinson's mouse opossums move along tree branches and vines with the help of a prehensile tail may leap between gaps as they search for fruit and insects.