Incan shrew opossum vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Lestoros inca compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Little long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Caenolestidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Lestoros	Sminthopsis
Species	Lestoros inca	Sminthopsis dolichura

Evolutionary Relationship

Incan shrew opossum and Little long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Little long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.