Handley s Slender Opossum vs Sweetflag Spreadwing

Marmosops handleyi compared with Lestes forcipatus

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Sweetflag Spreadwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Sweetflag Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Lestidae
Genus	Marmosops	Lestes
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Lestes forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Sweetflag Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Sweetflag Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Sweetflag Spreadwing
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.

Sweetflag Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.