Incan shrew opossum vs small notchwort

Lestoros inca compared with Lophozia ascendens

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while small notchwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	small notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Caenolestidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Lestoros	Lophozia
Species	Lestoros inca	Lophozia ascendens

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

small notchwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	small notchwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.