Mérida Rhipidomys vs Three-striped Dasher

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Micrathyria didyma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Three-striped Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Cricetidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Micrathyria
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Micrathyria didyma

Evolutionary Relationship

Mérida Rhipidomys and Three-striped Dasher share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Three-striped Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Three-striped Dasher
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.

Three-striped Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.