Chinese Jumping Mouse vs lowland paca

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Cuniculus paca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	lowland paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Eozapus	Cuniculus
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Jumping Mouse and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Chinese Jumping Mouse

The Chinese Jumping Mouse (Eozapus setchuanus) is a species in the genus Eozapus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.