Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs foothill flat sedge

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Cyperus amabilis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	foothill flat sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Cyperus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Cyperus amabilis

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

foothill flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

foothill flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).