Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Rough Star-thistle

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Centaurea aspera

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Rough Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Rough Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Centaurea
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Centaurea aspera

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Rough Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Rough Star-thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Star-thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).