Gray Mouse Opossum vs Small shell ginger

Tlacuatzin canescens compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Mouse Opossum	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Didelphidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Tlacuatzin	Alpinia
Species	Tlacuatzin canescens	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Mouse Opossum	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Mouse Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.