Incan shrew opossum vs Red Balau

Lestoros inca compared with Shorea collina

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Caenolestidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Lestoros	Shorea
Species	Lestoros inca	Shorea collina

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Red Balau
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red Balau

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.