Handley s Slender Opossum vs Piebald Alpine Toad

Marmosops handleyi compared with Scutiger maculatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Piebald Alpine Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Amphibia (สัตว์สะเทินน้ำสะเทินบก)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Anura (อันดับกบ)
Family	Didelphidae	Megophryidae
Genus	Marmosops	Scutiger
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Scutiger maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Piebald Alpine Toad share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Piebald Alpine Toad

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Piebald Alpine Toad
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.

Piebald Alpine Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.