Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Sooty Shield

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Pluteus ephebeus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Sooty Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Pluteus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Pluteus ephebeus

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Sooty Shield

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Sooty Shield
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sooty Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.