Marmosa mexicana
C. H. Merriam, 1897
Mexican Mouse Opossum
Taxonomy
Subclass | : Theria |
Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
Superorder | : Ameridelphia |
Order | : Didelphimorphia |
Family | : Didelphidae |
Subfamily | : Didelphinae |
Tribe | : Marmosini |
Genus | : Marmosa |
Subgenus | : Exulomarmosa |
Species status
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Merriam, C.H. 1897-03-16. Descriptions of two murine opossums from Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 11:43-44.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2263251Original name as described
Marmosa murina mexicana
Type material
USNM:MAMM:71526
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a9798c13-d365-424b-acae-59e7f8f55a6fType locality
"Juquila, Oaxaca," Mexico.
Biogeographic realm
Nearctic · Neotropic
Country distribution
Mexico · Guatemala · Belize · El Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Costa Rica · Panama
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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