Finlayson's squirrel vs spiral ginger

Callosciurus finlaysonii compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Finlayson's squirrel	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Costaceae
Genus	Callosciurus	Costus
Species	Callosciurus finlaysonii	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Finlayson's squirrel

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Finlayson's squirrel	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Finlayson's squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan, Singapore) and Europe (5 countries).

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

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