This small opossum lives in Mexico. It is nocturnal and eats mainly insects, along with fruit and small animals.
Its upper fur ranges from brownish to light gray, with a yellowish-cream underside. It has broad rounded ears and a partly furred, prehensile tail.
It is solitary and nocturnal. It climbs but spends more time on the ground than related mouse opossums, and eats mostly insects as well as fruit and small vertebrates.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.