Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Merida Small-eared Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	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	Cardiocranius	Cryptotis
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

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.