Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Northern Emerald

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dipodidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Somatochlora
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Northern Emerald
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.