Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Haspan flatsedge

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Cyperus haspan

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Haspan flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Haspan flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Cyperus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Cyperus haspan

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Haspan flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Haspan flatsedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Haspan flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea, Seychelles), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).