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Marmosa quichua (Quechuan Mouse Opossum)

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
8
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
32
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 15.98
EDGE Score: 2.83
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.142 lbs (518 g)
Male Weight [1]  54 grams
Forages - Arboreal [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 1 month
Gestation [1]  30 days
Litter Size [1]  6
Litters / Year [1]  3
Maximum Longevity [1]  15 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  6 inches (15 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Machiguenga Communal Reserve 540926 Peru      
Megantoni National Sanctuary 536005 Cusco, Peru  
Otishi National Park 760925 Peru  

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0