Incan shrew opossum vs Poto Dorado

Lestoros inca compared with Arctocebus calabarensis

Key Differences

• Incan shrew opossum is Least Concern while Poto Dorado is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Poto Dorado
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Caenolestidae	Lorisidae
Genus	Lestoros	Arctocebus
Species	Lestoros inca	Arctocebus calabarensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Incan shrew opossum and Poto Dorado share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Poto Dorado

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Poto Dorado
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Poto Dorado

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.