Handley s Slender Opossum vs Variable Dancer

Marmosops handleyi compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Beutelrattenartige)	Odonata (Libellen)
Family	Didelphidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Marmosops	Argia
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Variable Dancer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Variable Dancer
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.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.