Incan shrew opossum vs spurred threadwort

Lestoros inca compared with Cephaloziella elachista

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while spurred threadwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	spurred threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Caenolestidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Lestoros	Cephaloziella
Species	Lestoros inca	Cephaloziella elachista

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

spurred threadwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	spurred threadwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spurred threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

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