Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Silver-backed Needletail

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Silver-backed Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Silver-backed Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dipodidae	Apodidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Hirundapus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Hirundapus cochinchinensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Silver-backed Needletail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Silver-backed Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Silver-backed Needletail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Silver-backed Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.