Inez s Red-backed Vole vs Shellplant

Caryomys inez compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Inez s Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Inez s Red-backed Vole	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cricetidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Caryomys	Alpinia
Species	Caryomys inez	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Inez s Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Inez s Red-backed Vole	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Inez s Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).