Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Tumbling Puffball

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Bovista pila

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Tumbling Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Tumbling Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dipodidae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Bovista
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Bovista pila

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Tumbling Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tumbling Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and United States.