They&#x27;re not, actually. The former statement uses rodents and humans, the latter humans and animals.<p>You can see that there&#x27;s a set of traits that are common among all animals, a smaller set common among mammals, an even small set common amongst primates, etc. And then each species has its own set of unique trait.<p>Rodents aren&#x27;t like humans and humans aren&#x27;t like rodents, rodents and human share traits that are likely common among many mammals.