Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Fringed rue

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dipodidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Ruta
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).