Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Pretty Pinkgill

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Entoloma formosum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Pretty Pinkgill is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Pretty Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Entoloma
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Entoloma formosum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Pretty Pinkgill

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pretty Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.