Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Pond Fingerclam

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Musculium securis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Pond Fingerclam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Pond Fingerclam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Dipodidae	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Musculium
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Musculium securis

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Pond Fingerclam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Pond Fingerclam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pond Fingerclam

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.