Devil Maple vs Opossum-souris De Handley

Acer diabolicum compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• Devil Maple is Least Concern while Opossum-souris De Handley is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil Maple	Opossum-souris De Handley
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Sapindaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Acer	Marmosops
Species	Acer diabolicum	Marmosops handleyi

Conservation Status

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Opossum-souris De Handley

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil Maple	Opossum-souris De Handley
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil Maple

Habitat

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

Opossum-souris De Handley

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.