Linnaeus's mouse opossum vs spiral ginger

Marmosa murina compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Didelphidae	Costaceae
Genus	Marmosa	Costus
Species	Marmosa murina	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Linnaeus's mouse opossum	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Linnaeus's mouse opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia