Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew vs Small shell ginger

Dendrogale murina compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Scandentia (Scandentia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Tupaiidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Dendrogale	Alpinia
Species	Dendrogale murina	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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.