Handley s Slender Opossum vs Longbract Wakerobin

Marmosops handleyi compared with Trillium underwoodii

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Longbract Wakerobin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Longbract Wakerobin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Trillium
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Trillium underwoodii

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Longbract Wakerobin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Longbract Wakerobin
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.

Longbract Wakerobin

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.