Handley s Slender Opossum vs Stinking chamomile

Marmosops handleyi compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmosops	Anthemis
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Stinking chamomile
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.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.