Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Japanese Water Shrew

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Japanese Water Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dipodidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Chimarrogale
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Japanese Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Japanese Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.