Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Headfly

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Headfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dipodidae	Muscidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Hydrotaea
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Hydrotaea irritans

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Headfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.