Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Tile Lichen

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Lecidea tessellata

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Tile Lichen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Dipodidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Lecidea
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Tile Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.