Ratón de Merriam vs Mira Climbing Rat

Peromyscus merriami compared with Tylomys mirae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ratón de Merriam	Mira Climbing Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Cricetidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Peromyscus	Tylomys
Species	Peromyscus merriami	Tylomys mirae

Evolutionary Relationship

Ratón de Merriam and Mira Climbing Rat share a common ancestor at the Family level: Cricetidae.

Conservation Status

Ratón de Merriam

LC — Least Concern

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ratón de Merriam	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ratón de Merriam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.