Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Marsh Valerian

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Valeriana sitchensis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Marsh Valerian is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Marsh Valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Dipodidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Valeriana
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Valeriana sitchensis

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Marsh Valerian

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Marsh Valerian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Marsh Valerian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.