Grayish mouse opossum
| Grayish mouse opossum | |
|---|---|
| T. canescens, Islas Marías. | |
| T. canescens, Oaxaca, Mexico. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Subfamily: | Didelphinae |
| Tribe: | Marmosini |
| Genus: | Tlacuatzin Voss & Jansa, 2003 |
| Species: | T. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Tlacuatzin canescens (J. A. Allen, 1893) | |
| Grayish mouse opossum range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Marmosa canescens (J. A. Allen, 1893) | |
The grayish or gray mouse opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens) is a diminutive species of opossum in the family Didelphidae, endemic to Mexico. It is the sole species of its genus, Tlacuatzin, although some sources disagree with this.