Alston's Mouse Opossum

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Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Micoureus
Species:	M. alstoni

Binomial name

Micoureus alstoni
(J. A. Allen, 1900)

Alston's Mouse Opossum (Micoureus alstoni), also known as Alston's Opossum, is a medium sized pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is arboreal and nocturnal, inhabitting forests from Belize to northern Colombia. The main components of its diet are insects and fruits, but it may also eat small rodents, lizards, and bird eggs.

[edit] References

New World Marsupial Specialist Group (1996). Micoureus alstoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 9 May 2006.

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Extant Didelphimorphia (Opossums) species

Subfamily Caluromyinae

Caluromys (Woolly opossums)	Subgenus Mallodelphys: Central American Woolly Opossum (Caluromys derbianus) · Brown-eared Woolly Opossum (Caluromys lanatus) Subgenus Caluromys: Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum (Caluromys philander)

Caluromysiops	Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta)

Glironia	Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta)

Subfamily Didelphinae (cont. below)

Chacodelphys	Chacoan Pygmy Opossum (Chacodelphys formosa)

Chironectes	Water Opossum (Chironectes minimus)

Cryptonanus	Agricola's Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus agricolai) · Chacoan Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus chacoensis) · Bolivian Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus guahybae) · Red-bellied Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus ignitus) · Rio Grande do Sul Gracile Opossum (Cryptonanus unduaviensis)

Didelphis (Large American opossums)	White-eared Opossum (Didelphis albiventris) · Big-eared Opossum (Didelphis aurita) · Guianan White-eared Opossum (Didelphis imperfecta) · Common Opossum (Didelphis marsupialis) · Andean White-eared Opossum (Didelphis pernigra) · Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)

Gracilinanus	Aceramarca Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus aceramarcae) · Agile Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus agilis) · Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus dryas) · Emilia's Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus emilae) · Northern Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus marica) · Brazilian Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus)

Hyladelphys	Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii)

Lestodelphys	Patagonian Opossum (Lestodelphys halli)

Lutreolina	Lutrine Opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata)

Marmosa (Mouse opossums)	Anderson's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa andersoni) · Rufous Mouse Opossum (Marmosa lepida) · Mexican Mouse Opossum (Marmosa mexicana) · Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa murina) · Quechuan Mouse Opossum (Marmosa quichua) · Robinson's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) · Red Mouse Opossum (Marmosa rubra) · Tyleria Mouse Opossum (Marmosa tyleriana) · Guajira Mouse Opossum (Marmosa xerophila)

Metachirus	Brown Four-eyed Opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus)

Subfamily Didelphinae (cont. above)

Micoureus	Alston's Mouse Opossum (Micoureus alstoni) · White-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus constantiae) · Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus demerarae) · Tate's Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus paraguayanus) · Little Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus phaeus) · Bare-tailed Woolly Mouse Opossum (Micoureus regina)

Philander (Gray & black four- eyed opossums)	Anderson's Four-eyed Opossum (Philander andersoni) · Philander deltae · Southeastern Four-eyed Opossum (Philander frenatus) · McIlhenny's Four-eyed Opossum (Philander mcilhennyi) · Philander mondolfii · Philander olrogi · Gray Four-eyed Opossum (Philander opossum)

Tlacuatzin	Gray Mouse Opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens)

Marmosops	Bishop's Slender Opossum (Marmosops bishopi) · Narrow-headed Slender Opossum (Marmosops cracens) · Marmosops creightoni · Dorothys' Slender Opossum (Marmosops dorothea) · Dusky Slender Opossum (Marmosops fuscatus) · Handley's Slender Opossum (Marmosops handleyi) · Tschudi's Slender Opossum (Marmosops impavidus) · Gray Slender Opossum (Marmosops incanus) · Panama Slender Opossum (Marmosops invictus) · Junin Slender Opossum (Marmosops juninensis) · Neblina Slender Opossum (Marmosops neblina) · White-bellied Slender Opossum (Marmosops noctivagus) · Delicate Slender Opossum (Marmosops parvidens) · Brazilian Slender Opossum (Marmosops paulensis) · Pinheiro's Slender Opossum (Marmosops pinheiroi)

Monodelphis (Short-tailed opossums)	Sepia Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis adusta) · Northern Three-striped Opossum (Monodelphis americana) · Northern Red-sided Opossum (Monodelphis brevicaudata) · Yellow-sided Opossum (Monodelphis dimidiata) · Gray Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis domestica) · Emilia's Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis emiliae) · Amazonian Red-sided Opossum (Monodelphis glirina) · Ihering's Three-striped Opossum (Monodelphis iheringi) · Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis kunsi) · Marajó Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis maraxina) · Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis osgoodi) · Hooded Red-sided Opossum (Monodelphis palliolata) · Monodelphis reigi · Peruvian Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis ronaldi) · Chestnut-striped Opossum (Monodelphis rubida) · Long-nosed Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis scalops) · Southern Red-sided Opossum (Monodelphis sorex) · Southern Three-striped Opossum (Monodelphis theresa) · Red Three-striped Opossum (Monodelphis umbristriata) · One-striped Opossum (Monodelphis unistriata)

Thylamys	Cinderella Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys cinderella) · Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys elegans) · Karimi's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys karimii) · Paraguayan Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys macrurus) · White-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys pallidior) · Common Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys pusillus) · Argentine Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys sponsorius) · Tate's Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys tatei) · Dwarf Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys velutinus) · Buff-bellied Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum (Thylamys venustus)