Handley s Slender Opossum vs Red-billed Duck

Marmosops handleyi compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Aves (طيور)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Anseriformes (إوزيات)
Family	Didelphidae	Anatidae
Genus	Marmosops	Anas
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Anas erythrorhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Red-billed Duck share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (حبليات)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Red-billed Duck
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.

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.