Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs lateral sedge

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Carex unilateralis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while lateral sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	lateral 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 unilateralis

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

lateral sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lateral sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Japan.