Ooldea dunnart vs Scarlet spiral-ginger

Sminthopsis ooldea compared with Costus woodsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ooldea dunnart	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dasyuridae	Costaceae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Costus
Species	Sminthopsis ooldea	Costus woodsonii

Conservation Status

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet spiral-ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ooldea dunnart	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ooldea dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scarlet spiral-ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Saint Lucia, and United States.