August Cosmet vs Merriam's kangaroo rat

Sorhagenia rhamniella compared with Dipodomys merriami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	August Cosmet	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cosmopterigidae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Sorhagenia	Dipodomys
Species	Sorhagenia rhamniella	Dipodomys merriami

Evolutionary Relationship

August Cosmet and Merriam's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

August Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Merriam's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	August Cosmet	Merriam's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

August Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Merriam's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

August Cosmet

The August Cosmet (Sorhagenia rhamniella) is a species in the genus Sorhagenia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.