Curran’s Pitogo vs Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Cycas curranii compared with Cardiocranius paradoxus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Cycadaceae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cycas	Cardiocranius
Species	Cycas curranii	Cardiocranius paradoxus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.