Handley s Slender Opossum vs Spreading Cotoneaster

Marmosops handleyi compared with Cotoneaster divaricatus

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Spreading Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Spreading Cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Cotoneaster
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Cotoneaster divaricatus

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Spreading Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Spreading Cotoneaster
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.

Spreading Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).