Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Onion Earthball

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Scleroderma cepa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Onion Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dipodidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Scleroderma
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Scleroderma cepa

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Onion Earthball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Onion Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Onion Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).