Incan shrew opossum vs Pill Beetle

Lestoros inca compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Caenolestidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Lestoros	Byrrhus
Species	Lestoros inca	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

Incan shrew opossum and Pill Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Pill Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.