Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Least Puffball

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Bovista pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Bovista
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Bovista pusilla

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Least Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Least Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).