Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Horsetail

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Dipodidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Equisetum
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.