Aromatic Ginger vs Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Kaempferia galanga compared with Chodsigoa sodalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aromatic Ginger	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Kaempferia	Chodsigoa
Species	Kaempferia galanga	Chodsigoa sodalis

Conservation Status

Aromatic Ginger

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aromatic Ginger	Lesser Taiwanese Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aromatic Ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Australia.

Lesser Taiwanese Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Aromatic Ginger

The Aromatic Ginger, Kaempferia galanga, is a species. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, meaning insufficient information exists to assess its risk of extinction. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.