Peninsular Pocket Mouse vs Scarlet spiral-ginger

Chaetodipus rudinoris compared with Costus woodsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peninsular Pocket Mouse	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Heteromyidae	Costaceae
Genus	Chaetodipus	Costus
Species	Chaetodipus rudinoris	Costus woodsonii

Conservation Status

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Scarlet spiral-ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peninsular Pocket Mouse	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peninsular Pocket Mouse

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.