Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Recurved Peatmoss

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Dipodidae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Sphagnum
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and United States.