Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Eleocharis uniglumis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while One-Glumed Spike-Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Eleocharis
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Eleocharis uniglumis

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	One-Glumed Spike-Rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

One-Glumed Spike-Rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).