Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Prickly Pole

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dipodidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Bactris
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.