Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Nephelomys moerex

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Gray-bellied Rice Rat is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Dipodidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Nephelomys
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Nephelomys moerex

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Gray-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Gray-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.