Incan shrew opossum vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Lestoros inca compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Incan shrew opossum	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Caenolestidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Lestoros	Hsunycteris
Species	Lestoros inca	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Incan shrew opossum and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Incan shrew opossum	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Incan shrew opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.