Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Slender Shrew

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Sorex gracillimus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Slender Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Slender Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Dipodidae	Soricidae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Sorex
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Sorex gracillimus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and Slender Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Slender Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Slender Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.