Marmosa andersoni

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	MAMMALIA	DIDELPHIMORPHIA	DIDELPHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Marmosa andersoni

Species Authority:

Pine, 1972

Common Name/s:

English	–	Anderson's Mouse Opossum
French	–	Opossum-souris D´anderson

Taxonomic Notes:

This species was recently reviewed by Solari and Pine (2008).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Data Deficient ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Diaz M. & Barquez, R.

Reviewer/s:

Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Schipper, J. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
This species is listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. This species may be threatened, however, there is insufficient knowledge of its ecology, distribution and threats to assess it at this time.

History:

1996

–

Critically Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has only been recorded from two localities (Cuzco, Peru) (Gardner, 2007).
Countries:	Native: Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	Unknown. The species is known only from the holotype and six additional individuals (Solari et al., 2001).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Little is known about the ecology of this species. It is nocturnal and may be arboreal. The diet of Marmosa is largely comprised of insects and fruits but also lizards, bird eggs and small rodents. The second locality where was captured this species is a mixture of forest and bamboo (Solari et al., 2001).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats. In the one western locality, there are natural gas fields in the Camisea region which are being extracted; however, this is localized. Within the projected range, there is not a high rate of deforestation. In the vicinity of the eastern locality, there are threats including expanding coca crops.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats. In the one western locality, there are natural gas fields in the Camisea region which are being extracted; however, this is localized. Within the projected range, there is not a high rate of deforestation. In the vicinity of the eastern locality, there are threats including expanding coca crops.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species has not been recorded from a protected area; although, Manu National Park is between the two known records. There is a need to research its distribution, especially to determine the range limits. Additionally, there is a need to research potential threats in the vicinity of the known localities.

Conservation Actions:

The species has not been recorded from a protected area; although, Manu National Park is between the two known records. There is a need to research its distribution, especially to determine the range limits. Additionally, there is a need to research potential threats in the vicinity of the known localities.

Citation:	Diaz M. & Barquez, R. 2008. Marmosa andersoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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