Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Mountain Milkcap

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Mountain Milkcap
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	Lactarius
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Lactarius salicis-reticulatae

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Milkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.