Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Rusty Porecrust

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Rusty Porecrust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Dipodidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Fuscoporia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Rusty Porecrust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.