Handley s Slender Opossum vs Reticulate round ray

Marmosops handleyi compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Reticulate round ray
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 reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Reticulate round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Reticulate round ray
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.

Reticulate round ray