Handley s Slender Opossum vs Mingan Grapefern

Marmosops handleyi compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Botrychium
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Mingan Grapefern
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.

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).