Popayán Thomasomys vs Shellplant

Thomasomys popayanus compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Popayán Thomasomys	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)
Family	Cricetidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Thomasomys	Alpinia
Species	Thomasomys popayanus	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Popayán Thomasomys

DD — Data Deficient

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Popayán Thomasomys	Shellplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Popayán Thomasomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).