Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Small Persimmon

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dipodidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Diospyros
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Small Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.