Handley s Slender Opossum vs

Marmosops handleyi compared with Hemiselmis anomala

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Cryptophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cryptophyceae (Cryptophyceae)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pyrenomonadales (Pyrenomonadales)
Family	Didelphidae	Chroomonadaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Hemiselmis
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Hemiselmis anomala

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Hemiselmis anomala is a unicellular cryptomonad alga found in marine and estuarine environments, characterised by its asymmetric, kidney-shaped cell and two unequal flagella for swimming. It contains phycobilin pigments allowing photosynthesis and plays a role in marine and coastal primary production. Cryptomonads like this species are significant contributors to phytoplankton communities in diverse aquatic habitats.