Handley s Slender Opossum vs Native Caper

Marmosops handleyi compared with Capparis canescens

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Native Caper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Native Caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Didelphidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Capparis
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Capparis canescens

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Native Caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Native Caper
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.

Native Caper

Habitat

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