Lamulate Shrew vs spiral ginger

Chodsigoa lamula compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lamulate Shrew	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Soricidae	Costaceae
Genus	Chodsigoa	Costus
Species	Chodsigoa lamula	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Lamulate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lamulate Shrew	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lamulate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

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