Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Tacked Milkcap

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Lactarius trivialis

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Tacked Milkcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Tacked Milkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dipodidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Lactarius
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Lactarius trivialis

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Tacked Milkcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Tacked Milkcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tacked Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.