Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Flat-skulled Shrew

Pygeretmus pumilio compared with Sorex roboratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Flat-skulled 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	Pygeretmus	Sorex
Species	Pygeretmus pumilio	Sorex roboratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa and Flat-skulled Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Flat-skulled Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa	Flat-skulled Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-skulled Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.