Overview
Distribution
Range Description
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Geographic Range
This species occurs in the Andean Zone of Southern Peru.
Biogeographic Regions: neotropical (Native )
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Physical Description
Morphology
Physical Description
These animals have long loose pelage that varies from uniformly dark brown, to brown on the dorsal parts, and paler on the underside. The weights available for this species come from males only.
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Type Information
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Mammals
Sex/Stage: Male;
Preparation: Skin; Skull; Skeleton
Collector(s): E. Heller
Year Collected: 1915
Locality: Torontoy, Cusco, Peru, South America
Microhabitat: Timber line
Elevation (m): 4267
- Type: Thomas, O. 1917 Apr 10. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 68 (4): 3.
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Ecology
Habitat
Habitat and Ecology
Systems
- Terrestrial
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Habitat
These marsupials inhabit moist, densely vegetated country at altitudes of 2800 - 4000 meters.
Terrestrial Biomes: rainforest ; mountains
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Trophic Strategy
Food Habits
Although the diet of this species had not been directly observed, it probably consists of small vertebrates and invertebrates.
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Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Version
Year Assessed
Assessor/s
Reviewer/s
Justification
History
- 1996Lower Risk/least concern(Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: least concern
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Trends
Population
Population Trend
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Threats
Threats
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Management
Conservation Actions
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Wikipedia
Incan caenolestid
The Incan caenolestid (Lestoros inca) or Incan shrew opossum, is a species of shrew opossum in the family Caenolestidae. It is endemic to Peru.[2]
References
- ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (16 November 2005). "Order Paucituberculata (pp. 19–20)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=10500014.
- ^ a b Patterson, B. & Solari, S. (2008). Lestoros inca. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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