Rufous Mouse Opossum
Marmosa lepida
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The rufous mouse opossum or little rufous mouse opossum is an opossum species from South America. The species has been found in Bolivia, French Guinea, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname in lowland tropical rainforest at altitudes from 100 to 1,000 m. It is presumed to feed on insects and fruit, like its close relatives.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Didelphimorphia
- Family
- Didelphidae
- Genus
- Marmosa