Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Gorse Cramp Ball

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Daldinia fissa

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Gorse Cramp Ball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Gorse Cramp Ball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Dipodidae	Hypoxylaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Daldinia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Daldinia fissa

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Gorse Cramp Ball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Gorse Cramp Ball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gorse Cramp Ball

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.