Handley s Slender Opossum vs Mountain Aster

Marmosops handleyi compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Oclemena
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.