Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Dipodidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Botrychium
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.