White-bellied woolly mouse opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the white-bellied woolly mouse opossum live?

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

Brazil

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 white-bellied woolly mouse opossum?

The white-bellied woolly mouse opossum (Micoureus constantiae) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Micoureus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-bellied woolly mouse opossum

The white-bellied woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa constantiae) is a small pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It was formerly assigned to the genus Micoureus, which was made a subgenus of Marmosa in 2009. The specific epithet was given in honour of Constance Sladen (née Anderson), wife of the naturalist Percy Sladen. She funded the 1902 expedition which collected the type specimen.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-bellied woolly mouse opossum (revision 1341705372), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194449 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).