Handley s Slender Opossum vs Pine Crust

Marmosops handleyi compared with Peniophora pini

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Pine Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Pine Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Didelphidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Marmosops	Peniophora
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Peniophora pini

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Pine Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Pine Crust
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.

Pine Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.