Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs water dock

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Rumex aquaticus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dipodidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Cardiocranius	Rumex
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Rumex aquaticus

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Japan) and Europe (4 countries).