D´Orbigny’s Toad vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Rhinella dorbignyi compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• D´Orbigny’s Toad is Least Concern while Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	D´Orbigny’s Toad	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Bufonidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Rhinella	Marmosops
Species	Rhinella dorbignyi	Marmosops handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

D´Orbigny’s Toad and Handley s Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

D´Orbigny’s Toad

LC — Least Concern

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	D´Orbigny’s Toad	Handley s Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

D´Orbigny’s Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.