Incan shrew opossum vs Soapberry

Lestoros inca compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caenolestidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Lestoros	Sapindus
Species	Lestoros inca	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).