Mira Climbing Rat vs Small shell ginger

Tylomys mirae compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mira Climbing Rat	Small shell ginger
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	Tylomys	Alpinia
Species	Tylomys mirae	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mira Climbing Rat	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.