Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Gray Alder

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Alnus incana

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Gray Alder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Gray Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Dipodidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Alnus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Alnus incana

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Gray Alder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Gray Alder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (10 countries), and North America (United States).