Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Oriental asperula

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Asperula orientalis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Oriental asperula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Oriental asperula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dipodidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Asperula
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Asperula orientalis

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Oriental asperula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Oriental asperula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oriental asperula

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States).