Tlacuatzin canescens (J. A. Allen 1893)

[Didelphis (Micoureus)] canescens J. A. Allen 1893, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 5: 235.

Type Locality: México, Oaxaca, "Santo Domingo de Guzman, Isthmus of Tehuantepec." .

Vernacular Names: Gray Mouse Opossum.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Tlacuatzin canescens subsp. canescens J. A. Allen 1893

Subspecies Tlacuatzin canescens subsp. gaumeri Osgood 1913

Distribution: México from S Sonora to Oaxaca, Yucatán, and Tres Marías Isls.

Conservation: IUCN – Data Deficient as Marmosa canescens .

Discussion: Previously known as Marmosa canescens . A mandible recovered from an owl pellet suggests T. canescens also occurs in Baja California Sur (López-Forment and Urbano, 1977).