Order Didelphimorphia Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 3 18 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Marmosa xerophila Handley and Gordon 1979 Marmosa xerophila Handley and Gordon 1979 , in: J. F. Eisenberg (ed.), Vertebrate ecology in the northern Neotropics, Smithson. Inst. Press: 68 . Type Locality: Colombia , Guajira , "La Isla , 15 m , near Cajoro, 37 km NNE Paraguaipoa." . Vernacular Names: Guajira Mouse Opossum . Distribution: NE Colombia and NW Venezuela . Conservation: IUCN – Endangered.