Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Peg Lichen

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Cladonia subcariosa

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Peg Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Cladonia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Cladonia subcariosa

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Peg Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Peg Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peg Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and United States.