Woolly mouse opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the woolly mouse opossum lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Marmosa demerarae
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the woolly mouse opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the woolly mouse opossum in 6 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: 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.

Is the woolly mouse opossum endangered?

The woolly 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 woolly mouse opossum?

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

About the woolly mouse opossum

The woolly mouse opossum or long-furred woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa demerarae), known locally as the cuíca, is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes central Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Brazil. It was formerly assigned to the genus Micoureus, which was made a subgenus of Marmosa in 2009.

It generally lives in tropical, humid forest below 1,200 meter elevation as in the Andes and surrounding lowlands. It is often found on plantations or other disturbed areas as well as evergreen forests.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Woolly mouse opossum (revision 1377855993), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q28173768 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).