Black-headed Dwarf vs Incan shrew opossum

Elachista atricomella compared with Lestoros inca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Dwarf	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Elachistidae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Elachista	Lestoros
Species	Elachista atricomella	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Dwarf and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-headed Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Dwarf	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black-headed Dwarf

The Black-headed Dwarf (Elachista atricomella) is a species in the genus Elachista. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.