Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Calomyscus hotsoni compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hotson’s Brush-tailed 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	Calomyscidae	Soricidae
Genus	Calomyscus	Cryptotis
Species	Calomyscus hotsoni	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse and Merida Small-eared Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hotson’s Brush-tailed 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.