Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lesser Short-tailed Rat
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	Dipodidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Brachyuromys
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Brachyuromys betsileoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Lesser Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.