Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa vs Merida Small-eared Shrew

Pygeretmus platyurus compared with Cryptotis meridensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Fat-tailed 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	Pygeretmus	Cryptotis
Species	Pygeretmus platyurus	Cryptotis meridensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa	Merida Small-eared Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Fat-tailed 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.