Handley s Slender Opossum vs Predacious diving beetle

Marmosops handleyi compared with Hydroporus guernei

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Predacious diving beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Predacious diving beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Marmosops	Hydroporus
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Hydroporus guernei

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Predacious diving beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Predacious diving beetle
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.

Predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.