| Robinson's mouse opossum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Marmosa |
| Subgenus: | Exulomarmosa |
| Species: | M. robinsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Marmosa robinsoni Bangs, 1898
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| Robinson's mouse opossum range | |
Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae.[2] It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.[1]
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.
- ^ a b Pérez-Hernandez, R. (2016). "Marmosa robinsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40506A22174162. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T40506A22174162.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.