Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Alkanna maleolens compared with Marmosops handleyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Boraginaceae Didelphidae
Genus Alkanna Marmosops
Species Alkanna maleolens Marmosops handleyi

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Handley s Slender Opossum
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

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.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Handley s Slender Opossum

No description available.

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