Chinese Jumping Mouse vs Pavement ant

Eozapus setchuanus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dipodidae	Formicidae
Genus	Eozapus	Tetramorium
Species	Eozapus setchuanus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinese Jumping Mouse and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chinese Jumping Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinese Jumping Mouse	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinese Jumping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, 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.