Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs red-necked wallaby

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Macropus rufogriseus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while red-necked wallaby is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	red-necked wallaby
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Dipodidae	Macropodidae (Kangaroos)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Macropus (Kangaroos)
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Macropus rufogriseus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and red-necked wallaby share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

red-necked wallaby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

red-necked wallaby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and South America (Colombia).

red-necked wallaby

red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.