vs Incan shrew opossum

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Lestoros inca

Key Differences

• is Data Deficient while Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Chordariaceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Asperococcus	Lestoros
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Asperococcus ensiformis is a tubular to flattened brown alga forming elongated, sac-like or sword-shaped thalli attached to rocky substrates. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky shores of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. This photosynthetic macroalga grows on rocks and larger algae in wave-exposed coastal zones.