Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Rooting Brownie

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Hypholoma
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Rooting Brownie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.