Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Smooth Flat Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dipodidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Cyperus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Smooth Flat Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.