Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys vs spiral ginger

Thomasomys cinnameus compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cricetidae	Costaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Costus
Species	Thomasomys cinnameus	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

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

Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys

The Cinnamon-colored Thomasomys (Thomasomys cinnameus) is a species in the genus Thomasomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.