Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Floating Bur-Reed

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Sparganium
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.