Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs umkokolo

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Dovyalis caffra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	umkokolo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dipodidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Dovyalis
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Dovyalis caffra

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

umkokolo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

umkokolo

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).