Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Lesser Red-knotgrass

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Polygonum arenarium

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Lesser Red-knotgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lesser Red-knotgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Polygonum
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Polygonum arenarium

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Red-knotgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lesser Red-knotgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Red-knotgrass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).