Isthmian mouse opossum

Isthmian mouse opossum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Marmosa
Subgenus:	Exulomarmosa
Species:	M. isthmica
Binomial name
	Marmosa isthmica; Goldman, 1912

The Isthmian mouse opossum (Marmosa isthmica) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.^[1]

Foraging along branches and vines for fruit and insects, with the help of a prehensile tail, M. isthmica was formerly considered a subspecies of Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) and is supposed to be similar to it in habit, but following Rossi (2005) it is now deemed a species.^[1]

In 1935 in the Panama Canal Zone, Enders observed Marmosa isthmica to build nests with leaves in a nestbox fixed to a tree.^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Fiona A. Reid, A field guide to the mammals of Central America & Southeast Mexico (OUP USA, 2009), p. 50
^ Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia: vol. 41 (1999), Issues 1-14, p. 177

References

Gardner, A. L. Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. University of Chicago Press. 2008. pg. 669 (see p. 59). ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4

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[reid-1] Fiona A. Reid, A field guide to the mammals of Central America & Southeast Mexico (OUP USA, 2009), p. 50

[2] Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia: vol. 41 (1999), Issues 1-14, p. 177

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