Handley s Slender Opossum vs Lime-Leaved Maple

Marmosops handleyi compared with Acer distylum

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Lime-Leaved Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Lime-Leaved Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (صابونيات)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Acer
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Acer distylum

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Lime-Leaved Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Lime-Leaved Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Handley s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Lime-Leaved Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.