Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs mountain paca

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	mountain paca
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	Cuniculidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Cuniculus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	mountain paca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.