Incan shrew opossum vs Mellet's Downy-back

Lestoros inca compared with Ophonus melletii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Mellet's Downy-back
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Caenolestidae	Carabidae
Genus	Lestoros	Ophonus
Species	Lestoros inca	Ophonus melletii

Evolutionary Relationship

Incan shrew opossum and Mellet's Downy-back share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mellet's Downy-back

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Mellet's Downy-back
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mellet's Downy-back

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.