Handley s Slender Opossum vs Plain Dark-bee

Marmosops handleyi compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Plain Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Marmosops	Stelis
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Plain Dark-bee
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.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.