Incan shrew opossum vs Mexican free-tailed bat

Lestoros inca compared with Tadarida brasiliensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Mexican free-tailed bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caenolestidae	Molossidae
Genus	Lestoros	Tadarida
Species	Lestoros inca	Tadarida brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Incan shrew opossum and Mexican free-tailed bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mexican free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Mexican free-tailed bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.