Handley s Slender Opossum vs Three Kings Titoki

Marmosops handleyi compared with Alectryon excelsus

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Three Kings Titoki is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Three Kings Titoki
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Alectryon
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Alectryon excelsus

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Three Kings Titoki

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Three Kings Titoki
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.

Three Kings Titoki

Habitat

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