Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Spiral head ginger

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Costus scaber

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Spiral head ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Spiral head ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Dipodidae	Costaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Costus
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Costus scaber

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Spiral head ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Spiral head ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spiral head ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).