Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Silky Piggyback

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Asterophora parasitica

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Silky Piggyback is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Asterophora
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Silky Piggyback
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

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