Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Hidden-Scale Sedge

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Carex cryptolepis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Hidden-Scale Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Hidden-Scale Sedge
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	Carex
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Carex cryptolepis

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Hidden-Scale Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Hidden-Scale Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hidden-Scale Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.