Handley s Slender Opossum vs

Marmosops handleyi compared with Microbacterium enclense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)
Family	Didelphidae	Microbacteriaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Microbacterium
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Microbacterium enclense

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Microbacterium enclense is a Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from marine sediment samples. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and capable of growing over a moderate range of temperatures and salinity levels. Members of the genus Microbacterium are widely found in soils, water, and plant-associated environments.