Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Danthonia compressa

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Danthonia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Danthonia compressa

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Flat-Stem Oat Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.