Ornate Shrew vs spiral ginger

Sorex ornatus compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ornate 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	Sorex	Costus
Species	Sorex ornatus	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ornate 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.