Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Scaly Shadow Lichen

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Scaly Shadow Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Dipodidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Phaeophyscia
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Phaeophyscia squarrosa

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Scaly Shadow Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Scaly Shadow Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scaly Shadow Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.