Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs tormentil

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Potentilla erecta

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while tormentil is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	tormentil
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dipodidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Potentilla
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Potentilla erecta

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

tormentil

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

tormentil

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.