arctic shrew vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Sorex arcticus compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic shrew	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Soricidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Sorex	Pygeretmus
Species	Sorex arcticus	Pygeretmus platyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

arctic shrew and Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

arctic shrew

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic shrew	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic shrew

The Arctic shrew (Sorex arcticus) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.