Handley s Slender Opossum vs Smalltooth stingray

Marmosops handleyi compared with Hypanus rudis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Handley s Slender Opossum	Smalltooth stingray
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Marmosops	Hypanus
Species	Marmosops handleyi	Hypanus rudis

Evolutionary Relationship

Handley s Slender Opossum and Smalltooth stingray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

ดู: Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Handley s Slender Opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Smalltooth stingray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Handley s Slender Opossum	Smalltooth stingray
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.