Four-toed Jerboa vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Allactaga tetradactyla compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-toed 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	Allactaga	Cryptotis
Species	Allactaga tetradactyla	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-toed 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.