Merida Small-eared Shrew vs Pacific Flying Fox

Cryptotis meridensis compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Merida Small-eared Shrew	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Soricidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Cryptotis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Cryptotis meridensis	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

Merida Small-eared Shrew and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Merida Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Merida Small-eared Shrew	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Merida Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.