Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Gold Tooth

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Hydnellum auratile

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Gold Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Gold Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Hydnellum
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Hydnellum auratile

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Gold Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gold Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.