Handley s Slender Opossum vs Panamic stingray

Marmosops handleyi compared with Urotrygon aspidura

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Panamic stingray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Panamic stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Marmosops	Urotrygon
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Urotrygon aspidura

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Panamic stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Panamic stingray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Panamic stingray
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.

Panamic stingray