Simons's Mouse Opossum

Simons's Mouse OpossumA small marsupial recorded in tropical dry forest in western Ecuador. A survey at Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco captured 18 individuals in its lowland sampling area.What does it look like?Survey specimens had a dark facial mask reaching the base of the ears, a yellowish-brown gray-based back, and a grayish underside.How does it live?A small marsupial recorded in tropical dry forest in western Ecuador. A survey at Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco captured 18 individuals in its lowland sampling area.From October 2016 to March 2017, researchers captured 18 individuals in the lowland tropical dry forest of Bosque Protector Cerro Blanco.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.