foothill flat sedge vs Incan shrew opossum

Cyperus amabilis compared with Lestoros inca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	foothill flat sedge	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Cyperaceae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Cyperus	Lestoros
Species	Cyperus amabilis	Lestoros inca

Conservation Status

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	foothill flat sedge	Incan shrew opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.