Incan shrew opossum vs slender thistle

Lestoros inca compared with Carduus tenuiflorus

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while slender thistle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	slender thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caenolestidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Lestoros	Carduus
Species	Lestoros inca	Carduus tenuiflorus

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

slender thistle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	slender thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

slender thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.