Panama Slender Opossum vs Small shell ginger

Marmosops invictus compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Panama Slender Opossum	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Didelphidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Marmosops	Alpinia
Species	Marmosops invictus	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Panama Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Panama Slender Opossum	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Panama Slender Opossum

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.