Marmosops caucae: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the marmosops caucae lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Marmosops caucae
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the marmosops caucae live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the marmosops caucae in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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.

Is the marmosops caucae endangered?

The marmosops caucae’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the marmosops caucae?

The marmosops caucae (Marmosops caucae) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Marmosops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the marmosops caucae

Marmosops caucae, the Cauca slender opossum, is a species of opossum from the Marmosops genus endemic to the eastern and western Andes. It is a diminutive species and its coat is 7 to 8 mm (0.28 to 0.31 in) thick. The ventral fur is a dark brown with shades of gray. The species was scientifically described in 1900 by Oldfield Thomas.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Marmosops caucae (revision 1360706903), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q18474200 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).