Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Foxtail Smut

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Dipodidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Urocystis
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.