Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Lesser Smoothcap

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Atrichum angustatum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Lesser Smoothcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Atrichum
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Smoothcap

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.