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title: "Robinson's Mouse Opossum"
description: "Marmosa robinsoni — Mammals. Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/robinson-s-mouse-opossum
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Robinson's Mouse Opossum

> Marmosa robinsoni — Mammals. Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae.

- Scientific name: *Marmosa robinsoni*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 198
- Wikidata: [Q194331](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194331)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42665](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42665)

## Names

- en: Robinson's Mouse Opossum
- de: Robinsons Zwergbeutelratte
- es: Chucha mantequera roja
- fr: Opossum-souris De Robinson
- nl: Robinson-dwergbuidelrat
- pl: Oposik wielkooki

## Countries with the most observations

CO (40), TT (24), PA (12), VE (9), GD (4)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson%27s_mouse_opossum

## Photo

![Robinson's Mouse Opossum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/robinson-s-mouse-opossum/medium.jpg)

Photo: danielmoreno · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202168882

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/robinson-s-mouse-opossum?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).