Incan shrew opossum vs Streamside Swordfern

Lestoros inca compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Caenolestidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Lestoros	Nephrolepis
Species	Lestoros inca	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.