vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Conocybe siliginea compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Bolbitiaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Conocybe	Cardiocranius
Species	Conocybe siliginea	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Conocybe siliginea is a small, delicate mushroom characterized by its cinnamon-brown conical cap and slender stipe with a ring. It grows on nutrient-rich soil, lawns, and grassy areas across Europe and North America. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes organic matter in the soil, often appearing after rainfall in late spring and summer.