Little woolly mouse opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the little woolly mouse opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the little woolly 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 little woolly mouse opossum?

The little woolly mouse opossum (Micoureus phaeus) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Micoureus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the little woolly mouse opossum

The little woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa phaea) is a nocturnal, arboreal and mainly solitary species of South American marsupial in the family Didelphidae. It is native to the western slopes of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it lives at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). It primarily inhabits lowland rainforest and montane cloud forest, although it has been reported from dry forest in the southern end of its range. It was formerly assigned to the genus Micoureus, which was made a subgenus of Marmosa in 2009. Its conservation status is vulnerable, due to habitat fragmentation and continuing loss of habitat via urbanization and conversion to agriculture.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Little woolly mouse opossum (revision 1319197264), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194469 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).