Incan shrew opossum vs mountain melick

Lestoros inca compared with Melica nutans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	mountain melick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caenolestidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Lestoros	Melica
Species	Lestoros inca	Melica nutans

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

mountain melick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	mountain melick
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain melick

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.