Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Dipodidae	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Pinnularia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.