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Robinson's Mouse Opossum
Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) robinsoni Bangs, 1898
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Robinson's mouse opossums move along tree branches and vines with the help of a prehensile tail and may leap between gaps as they search for fruit and insects. The species is named after Wirt Robinson, the collector of the specimen from which it was first described.
Wikipedia contributors, Robinson's mouse opossum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:48:07.421227+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Marmosa (Exulomarmosa) robinsoni Bangs, 1898
- Name authority
- Bangs, 1898
- Common name
- Robinson's Mouse Opossum
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Didelphimorphia
- Family
- Didelphidae
- Genus
- Marmosa
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassMetatheria Huxley, 1880
- orderDidelphimorphia Gill, 1872
- familyDidelphidae Gray, 1821
- subfamilyDidelphinae Gray, 1821
- tribeMarmosini Hershkovitz, 1992
- genusMarmosa Gray, 1821
- subgenusExulomarmosa Voss, Gutiérrez, Solari, Rossi & Jansa, 2014
- speciesMarmosa (Exulomarmosa) robinsoni Bangs, 1898
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Marmosa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Linnaeus's Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Exulomarmosa) murina (Linnaeus, 1758) | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Eomarmosa) rubra Tate, 1931 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dryland Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Exulomarmosa) xerophila Handley & Gordon, 1979 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Zeledon's Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Exulomarmosa) zeledoni Goldman, 1911 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Waterhouse's Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Marmosa) waterhousii Tomes, 1860 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Panama Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Exulomarmosa) isthmica Goldman, 1912 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Micoureus) rutteri Thomas, 1924 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Little Woolly Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Micoureus) phaea Thomas, 1899 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| North-eastern Woolly Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Micoureus) demerarae Thomas, 1905 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Anderson's Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Stegomarmosa) andersoni Pine, 1972 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mexican Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Exulomarmosa) mexicana Merriam, 1897 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tyleria Mouse OpossumMarmosa (Marmosa) tyleriana Tate, 1931 | DidelphidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Marmosa robinsoni luridavolta Goodwin, 1961 Goodwin, 1961 | synonym |
| Marmosa robinsoni chapmani J. A. Allen, 1900 J. A. Allen, 1900 | synonym |
| Marmosa robinsoni fulviventer Bangs, 1901 Bangs, 1901 | synonym |
| Marmosa robinsoni robinsoni Bangs, 1898 Bangs, 1898 | synonym |
| Marmosa robinsoni grenadae Thomas, 1911 Thomas, 1911 | synonym |
| Marmosa robinsoni ruatanica Goldman, 1911 Goldman, 1911 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Middle America
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=552550 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3Y83J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.