Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Mountain Waxcap

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Hygrocybe
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.