Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Pygeretmus platyurus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family same	Dipodidae	Dipodidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Pygeretmus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Pygeretmus platyurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Family level: Dipodidae.

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Fat-tailed Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.