Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chinese Jumping Mouse Merida Small-eared Shrew
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Dipodidae Soricidae
Genus Eozapus Cryptotis
Species Eozapus setchuanus Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Jumping Mouse and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chinese Jumping Mouse Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.

Merida Small-eared Shrew

No description available.

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