Animalz

Exulomarmosa

  • Mexican Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) mexicana
    Mexican Mouse Opossum
    Photo: Don Loarie · CC BY 4.0

    The Mexican mouse opossum is a small marsupial recorded from eastern Mexico through much of Central America to eastern Panama. A dark mask surrounds its large eyes.

  • Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) murina
    Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum
    Photo: Henrry · CC BY 4.0

    Linnaeus’s Mouse Opossum is a nocturnal marsupial with large dark eyes and a prehensile tail. It occurs in northern South America, prefers insects and also eats fruit.

  • Robinson's Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) robinsoni
    Robinson's Mouse Opossum
    Photo: danielmoreno · CC0

    Robinson's Mouse Opossum is a small marsupial with large ears and dark markings around the eyes. Current records extend from western Panama through Colombia to northern Venezuela and nearby islands.

  • Panama Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) isthmica

    This mouse opossum has records from Panama through Colombia to Ecuador. It has an orangish-brown back, and most examined specimens came from moist lowland or foothill forests.

  • Simons's Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) simonsi

    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.

  • Dryland Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) xerophila

    This small opossum lives in dry coastal lowlands of northwestern Venezuela and northeastern Colombia, including cactus scrub.

  • Zeledon's Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) zeledoni

    This mouse opossum is recorded from Central America to western Colombia. It has a reddish-brown back and yellow to orange underside; most specimens were collected in humid foothill or montane forests.

  • Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) murina

    Linnaeus’s Mouse Opossum is a nocturnal marsupial with large dark eyes and a prehensile tail. It occurs in northern South America, prefers insects and also eats fruit.

  • Mexican Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) mexicana

    The Mexican mouse opossum is a small marsupial recorded from eastern Mexico through much of Central America to eastern Panama. A dark mask surrounds its large eyes.

  • Robinson's Mouse Opossum Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) robinsoni

    Robinson's Mouse Opossum is a small marsupial with large ears and dark markings around the eyes. Current records extend from western Panama through Colombia to northern Venezuela and nearby islands.