Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Mira Climbing Rat

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Tylomys mirae

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Mira Climbing Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Mira Climbing Rat
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	Cricetidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Tylomys
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Tylomys mirae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Mira Climbing Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Mira Climbing Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mira Climbing Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.