Incan shrew opossum vs toothcup

Lestoros inca compared with Ammannia latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Caenolestidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Lestoros	Ammannia
Species	Lestoros inca	Ammannia latifolia

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

toothcup

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), North America (Cuba), and South America (4 countries).