Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Small Cow-Wheat

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Small Cow-Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Melampyrum
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Small Cow-Wheat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.