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Grey Mouse Opossums
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Grey Mouse Opossums

Tlacuatzin

The grayish mouse opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens) is a species of opossum endemic to Mexico. It is the sole species in the genus Tlacuatzin.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 5 known species

Northern mouse opossum

speciesTlacuatzin sinaloae

Balsas mouse opossum

speciesTlacuatzin balsasensis

Yucatán Gray Mouse Opossum

speciesTlacuatzin gaumeri

Gray Mouse Opossum

speciesTlacuatzin canescens

Tres Marías pygmy opossum

speciesTlacuatzin insularis

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Grey Mouse Opossums in Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Thesaurus of Medical Things of New Spain, or History of Mexican Plants, Animals, and Minerals

Francisco Hernández; Nardo Antonio Recchi (ed.) · 1651 · p.350

Grey Mouse Opossums in Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain

Treasury of Medical Matters of New Spain

Francisco Hernández · 1651 · p.371

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42659.