Fringed Cup vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Encoelia fimbriata compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fringed Cup	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Cenangiaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Encoelia	Marmosops
Species	Encoelia fimbriata	Marmosops handleyi

Conservation Status

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fringed Cup

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.