Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Flea

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Flea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Dipodidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Ctenocephalides
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Flea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).