vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Bacillus anthracis compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bacilli (Bacilli)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Bacillales (Bacillales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bacillaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Bacillus	Marmosops
Species	Bacillus anthracis	Marmosops handleyi

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Handley s Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across South Africa, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Bacillus anthracis is a species in the genus Bacillus. Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.