Isthmian mouse opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Isthmian mouse opossum lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Marmosa isthmica
Group	Marsupials
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the Isthmian mouse opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Isthmian mouse opossum in 1 country or territory across South America.

Colombia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Isthmian mouse opossum?

The Isthmian mouse opossum (Marmosa isthmica) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Marmosa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Isthmian mouse opossum

The Isthmian mouse opossum (Marmosa isthmica) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.

Foraging along branches and vines for fruit and insects, with the help of a prehensile tail, M. isthmica was formerly considered a subspecies of Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) and is supposed to be similar to it in habit, but following Rossi (2005) it is now deemed a species.

In 1935 in the Panama Canal Zone, Enders observed Marmosa isthmica to build nests with leaves in a nestbox fixed to a tree.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Isthmian mouse opossum (revision 1326342666), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q15712868 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).