Beautiful Yellow Underwing vs Handley s Slender Opossum

Anarta myrtilli compared with Marmosops handleyi

Key Differences

• Beautiful Yellow Underwing is Least Concern while Handley s Slender Opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Handley s Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)
Family	Noctuidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Anarta	Marmosops
Species	Anarta myrtilli	Marmosops handleyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Yellow Underwing and Handley s Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (животные)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Yellow Underwing	Handley s Slender Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Beautiful Yellow Underwing

The Beautiful Yellow Underwing (Anarta myrtilli) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.