Handley s Slender Opossum vs Lomami Red Colobus

Marmosops handleyi compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Lomami Red Colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Didelphidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Marmosops	Piliocolobus
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Lomami Red Colobus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Lomami Red Colobus
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.

Lomami Red Colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.