Peru-Opossummaus vs Small shell ginger

Lestoros inca compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Peru-Opossummaus	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)
Family	Caenolestidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Lestoros	Alpinia
Species	Lestoros inca	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Peru-Opossummaus

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Peru-Opossummaus	Small shell ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Peru-Opossummaus

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.