Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs lowland paca

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Cuniculus paca

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while lowland paca is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	lowland paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Cuniculus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Cuniculus paca

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and lowland paca share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Rodents)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

lowland paca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	lowland paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

lowland paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Venezuela.