Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa vs Water ragwort

Cardiocranius paradoxus compared with Jacobaea aquatica

Key Differences

• Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa is Data Deficient while Water ragwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa	Water ragwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dipodidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Cardiocranius	Jacobaea
Species	Cardiocranius paradoxus	Jacobaea aquatica

Conservation Status

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Water ragwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-toed Pygmy Jerboa

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.