Handley s Slender Opossum vs Round Ray

Marmosops handleyi compared with Rajella fyllae

Key Differences

• Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered while Round Ray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Round Ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Rajidae
Genus	Marmosops	Rajella
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Rajella fyllae

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Round Ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Round Ray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Round Ray
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.

Round Ray

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.