Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Tiered Tooth

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Hericium cirrhatum

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Tiered Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Tiered Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dipodidae	Hericiaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Hericium
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Hericium cirrhatum

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Tiered Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Tiered Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tiered Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

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