Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Spiral head ginger

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Chinese Jumping Mouse is Least Concern while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Spiral head 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 scaber

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.