Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Grassland Dandelion

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Taraxacum dilatatum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Grassland Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Grassland Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Taraxacum
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Taraxacum dilatatum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Grassland Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Grassland Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grassland Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden.