Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Mountain Brittlegill

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Russula pallescens

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Mountain Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dipodidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Russula
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Mountain Brittlegill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.