Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Grooved Flax

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Linaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Linum
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.