Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Urchin Earthfan

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Thelephora penicillata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Thelephora
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.