Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Mexican Muhly

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Muhlenbergia mexicana

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Mexican Muhly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Mexican Muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Muhlenbergia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Muhlenbergia mexicana

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Mexican Muhly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Mexican Muhly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mexican Muhly

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (United States).