Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Slippery Jack

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dipodidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Suillus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).