Handley s Slender Opossum vs Narrow swordfern

Marmosops handleyi compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Polypodiopsida (Echte Farne)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Polypodiales (Tüpfelfarnartige)
Family	Didelphidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Nephrolepis
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).