Handley s Slender Opossum vs Old Gray Ruffles

Marmosops handleyi compared with Parmotrema tinctorum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Old Gray Ruffles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Didelphidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Parmotrema
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Parmotrema tinctorum

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Old Gray Ruffles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Old Gray Ruffles
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.

Old Gray Ruffles

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia