Incan Shrew Opossum
Lestoros inca
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Paucituberculata
- Family
- Caenolestidae
The Incan caenolestid (Lestoros inca), also known as the Incan shrew opossum or Peruvian caenolestid, is a caenolestid found in the southern Peruvian Andes. It was first described by English zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1917. The head-and-body length ranges from 9 to 11.
Lestoros inca, l'Opossum musaraigne inca, est une espèce de marsupiaux, la seule du genre Lestoros (monotypique). Cette espèce est localisée dans les Andes.
El ratón runcho andino (Lestoros inca) es una especie de marsupial paucituberculado de la familia Caenolestidae endémica del sur del Perú y el oeste de Bolivia. Hábitat El ratón runcho andino ocupa espacios de densa vegetación a altitudes entre 2. 800 y 4.
Distribution
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