Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Piggyback Shanklet

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Collybia cirrhata

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Piggyback Shanklet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Piggyback Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Collybia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Collybia cirrhata

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Piggyback Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Piggyback Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Piggyback Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States.