Handley s Slender Opossum vs Species code: Ca

Marmosops handleyi compared with Cymodocea angustata

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Species code: Ca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Species code: Ca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cymodoceaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Cymodocea
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Cymodocea angustata

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Species code: Ca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Species code: Ca
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.

Species code: Ca

Habitat

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