Robinson's mouse opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Robinson's mouse opossum lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Marmosa robinsoni
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	0.08 g (birth weight); 95 g (male organism, adult weight); 50 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the Robinson's mouse opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Robinson's mouse opossum in 2 countries and territories across North America and South 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.

How big is a Robinson's mouse opossum?

Wikidata records the following for the Robinson's mouse opossum: mass 0.08 g (birth weight); 95 g (male organism, adult weight); 50 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Robinson's mouse opossum endangered?

The Robinson's 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 Robinson's mouse opossum?

The Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Marmosa. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Robinson's mouse opossum

Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

Robinson's mouse opossums move along tree branches and vines with the help of a prehensile tail and may leap between gaps as they search for fruit and insects. The species is named after Wirt Robinson, the collector of the specimen from which it was first described.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Robinson's mouse opossum (revision 1345285172), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194331 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).