Mexican mouse opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Mexican mouse opossum Marmosa mexicana Least concern

Where the Mexican mouse opossum lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 108 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map

Scientific name	Marmosa mexicana
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the Mexican mouse opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Mexican mouse opossum in 3 countries and territories across North America.

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 Mexican mouse opossum endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Mexican mouse opossum?

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

About the Mexican mouse opossum

The Mexican mouse opossum (Marmosa mexicana) is a species of North American opossum in the family Didelphidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mexican mouse opossum (revision 1373776266), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194222 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).