Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Warty Beard Lichen

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Usnea ceratina

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Warty Beard Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Warty Beard Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dipodidae	Parmeliaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Usnea
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Usnea ceratina

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Warty Beard Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Warty Beard Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).