Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs long yam

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Dipodidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Dioscorea
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.