Chinese Jumping Mouse vs spiral ginger

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dipodidae	Costaceae
Genus	Eozapus	Costus
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.