Beaver-Root vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Nuphar variegata compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaver-Root	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Nymphaeales (Nymphaeales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Nymphaeaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Nuphar	Marmosops
Species	Nuphar variegata	Marmosops handleyi

Conservation Status

Beaver-Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaver-Root	Handley s Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaver-Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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.

Beaver-Root

The Beaver-Root (Nuphar variegata) is a species in the genus Nuphar. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Nuphar variegata.