Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs small heath

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while small heath is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dipodidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Coenonympha
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa and small heath share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	small heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.