Handley s Slender Opossum vs Persistent Trillium

Marmosops handleyi compared with Trillium persistens

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Persistent Trillium is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Persistent Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Trillium
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Trillium persistens

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Persistent Trillium

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Persistent Trillium
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.

Persistent Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.