Quechuan mouse opossum [SEP] parent taxon
Quechuan mouse opossum
The Quechuan mouse opossum ("Marmosa macrotarsus") is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae. It is known from two areas of montane forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Peru, at altitudes from 300 to 2700 m. The type locality in the Valle de Occobamba is in the southern area, in Cuzco Region, while the northern area is in the vicinity of Moyobamba in San Martín Region. The true range may be more extensive and possibly extends into Bolivia. The northern area
- "M. andersoni" - heavy-browed mouse opossum
- "M. isthmica" - isthmian mouse opossum
- "M. lepida" - rufous mouse opossum
- "M. mexicana" - Mexican mouse opossum
- "M. murina" - Linnaeus's mouse opossum
- "M. quichua" - Quechuan mouse opossum
- "M. robinsoni" - Robinson's mouse opossum
- "M. rubra" - red mouse opossum
- "M. simonsi"
- "M. tyleriana" - Tyler's mouse