Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Philonotis
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.