Mérida Rhipidomys vs Pavement ant

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Cricetidae	Formicidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Tetramorium
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Rhipidomys and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Pavement ant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela