Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Napo Spiny-rat

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Proechimys quadruplicatus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Napo Spiny-rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Napo Spiny-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	Echimyidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Proechimys
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Proechimys quadruplicatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Napo Spiny-rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Napo Spiny-rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Napo Spiny-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.